Matthew 27:6
King James Version (KJV)
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.
In context
4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6 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.
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
Matthew 27:6 in every translation
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.