World English Bible
Matthew 27:6
“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.”
Verse in context — Matthew 27
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saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it.
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He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
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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.
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They took counsel, and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in.
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Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.
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