Matthew 27:8

God's Word

That’s why that field has been called the Field of Blood ever since.

Cross References

Acts 1:19

Everyone living in Jerusalem knows about this. They even call that piece of land Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’ in their dialect.

Matthew 28:15

The soldiers took the money and did as they were told. Their story has been spread among the Jewish people to this day.

Judges 1:26

The man went to the land of the Hittites. There he built a city and called it Luz. The city still has that name today.

Joshua 4:9

Joshua also set 12 stones in the middle of the Jordan River, where the priests who carried the ark of the promise had stood. The stones are still there today.

Deuteronomy 34:6

He was buried in a valley in Moab, near Beth Peor. Even today no one knows where his grave is.

2 Chronicles 5:9

The poles were so long that their ends could be seen in the holy place by anyone standing in front of the inner room, but they couldn’t be seen outside. (They are still there today.)

Matthew 27:7

So they decided to use it to buy a potter’s field for the burial of strangers.