And the chief priests, having taken the silver coins, said, It is not lawful to cast them for an offering, since it is the price of blood.
Matthew 27:7 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 And having taken counsel, they purchased with them the potter's field, for the interment to strangers. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So after consultation they bought with them [the pieces of silver] the potter's field [as a place] in which to bury strangers. American Standard Version (1901) And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Common English Bible So they decided to use it to buy the potter’s field where strangers could be buried. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, having taken counsel, they bought the potter's field with it, as a burying place for sojourners. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers. |
And the chief priests, having taken the silver coins, said, It is not lawful to cast them for an offering, since it is the price of blood.
Wherefore, that field was called, The field of blood, even to this day.