The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since they are a price paid for blood.”
Matthew 27:7 - The Text-Critical English New Testament So they took counsel and used the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. 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. |
The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since they are a price paid for blood.”