Matthew 27:6
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
In context
4 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
5 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
7 After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Matthew 27:6 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
- KJV King James Version
- And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
- WEB World English Bible
- The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, 'It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, It is not lawful to cast them into the Corban, since it is [the] price of blood.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.