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Matthew 27:6 KJV
Matthew · chapter 27 · verse 6 · 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.Matthew 27:6 · King James Version
Matthew 27:6 in context
4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6And 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.
7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
Key words (Strong's)
- treasurykorbana gift offered to God, the sacred treasuryG2878 →
- priestsarchiereuschief priest, high priest, the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding…G749 →
- piecesargyrionsilver, money, a silver coin, silver piece, a shekelG694 →
- lawfulexestiit is lawfulG1832 →
- pricetimēa valuing by which the price is fixed, of the price itself, of the price paid or received…G5092 →
- tooklambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
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