Matthew 27:7
World English Bible (WEB)
They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.
In context
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.
9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
Matthew 27:7 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.
- KJV King James Version
- And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter for a burying-ground for strangers.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.