Matthew 27:6 — Bible Verse (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.”

Matthew 27:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 27:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 27:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.””

Matthew 27:6 — World English Bible

Matthew 27:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Matthew 27:6 — American Standard Version

Matthew 27:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;'”

Matthew 27:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 27:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Matthew 27:6 — Darby Translation

Matthew 27:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the chiefe Priestes tooke the siluer pieces, and sayde, It is not lawfull for vs to put them into the treasure, because it is the price of bloud.”

Matthew 27:6 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 27:6 in Context — Matthew 27

4 Diciendo: Yo he pecado entregando la sangre inocente. Mas ellos dijeron: ¿Qué [se nos da] á nosotros? Viéras[lo] tú.

5 Y arrojando [las piezas] de plata en el templo, partióse; y fué, y se ahorcó.

6 Y los príncipes de los sacerdotes, tomando [las piezas] de plata, dijeron: No es lícito echarlas en el tesoro de los dones, porque es precio de sangre.

7 Mas habido consejo, compraron con ellas el campo del alfarero, por sepultura para los extranjeros.

8 Por lo cual fué llamado aquel campo, Campo de sangre, hasta el día de hoy.

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