Matthew 27:6 · American Standard Version
Matthew 27:6 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 27:6 in Other Translations
| 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. |
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| 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.” |
| ASV | 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 | 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;’ |
| WBT | 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. |
| DBY | 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. |
Commentary on Matthew 27:6
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 27:6–8
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury--"the Corban," or chest containing the money dedicated to sacred purposes (see on Mat 15:5).
because it is the price of blood--How scrupulous now! But those punctilious scruples made them unconsciously fulfil the Scripture.
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Questions about Matthew 27:6
What does Matthew 27:6 say?
Matthew 27:6 in the American Standard Version reads: “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.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 27, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 27:6 found in the Bible?
Matthew 27:6 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 6, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 27:6 shown in?
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And the chief priests took the silver pieces,.... Off of the ground, after Judas was gone, no other daring to meddle with them; for in any other it would have been deemed sacrilege; and they being the proper persons to take care and dispose of money brought into the temple: and if not, their covetous disposition would have moved them to take up the money:
and said, one to another, it is not lawful to put them into the treasury, or "Corban"; as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions leave the word untranslated: and which is the place where the offerings for the repair and service of the temple were put, and is the same into which Christ beheld the people casting their money, Mar 12:41. Josephus (u) observes, that
"there was, with the Jews, an holy treasure, which is called "Corbonas";''
and this is the , "the chamber of the Korban", of which the Jews make mention (w): the reason the high priests give why it was not lawful to put this money into the treasury, or into any of the chests in the "Corban" chamber, was,
because it is the price of blood. Thus they strained at a gnat, and swallowed a camel. It is highly probable, that they took this selfsame money out of the treasury to buy this blood with, and yet scruple to put it in, having bought it: and besides, they made no hesitation about seeking for, and shedding this innocent blood, and yet boggle at putting this money into the "Corban", because it was the price of it; proceeding upon the same reason as the law in Deu 23:18 does, pretending much religion, and great veneration for holy pieces and things, when they made no conscience of committing the most flagitious crimes.
(u) De Bello Jud. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 3. (w) Misn. Middot, c. 1. sect, 1.