Matthew 27:6
World English Bible (WEB)
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.”
In context
4 saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.”
5 He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 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.”
7 They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.
8 Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day.
Matthew 27:6 in every translation
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.