Matthew 27:7 · World English Bible
Matthew 27:7 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 27:7 in Other Translations
| KJV | And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. |
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| WEB | They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them, to bury strangers in. |
| ASV | And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. |
| YLT | and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers; |
| WBT | And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. |
| DBY | And having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter for a burying-ground for strangers. |
Commentary on Matthew 27:7
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
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 27:7
What does Matthew 27:7 say?
Matthew 27:7 in the World English Bible reads: “They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them, to bury strangers in.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 27, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 27:7 found in the Bible?
Matthew 27:7 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 7, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 27:7 shown in?
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And they took counsel,.... With one another, considered of the matter, and deliberated about it a while; and at last came to a resolution,
and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in: a field of no great value, or it could not have been bought so near Jerusalem for so small a sum as thirty pieces of silver. Grotius's conjecture seems to be a good one, that it was a field the potter had dug up for his use, and had made the most of it; so that it was good for nothing, but for the purpose for which these men bought it, "to bury strangers in": either such as were not of their own nation, as the Roman soldiers, many of which were among them, and who they did not suffer to be buried among them; or proselytes, or such as came from distant parts, at their three festivals, many of whom may be supposed to die at such times: now by this act of humanity in providing for the interment of strangers, they designed, and hoped to have covered their wickedness in bargaining with Judas to betray innocent blood, for this sure of money; but it was so ordered by divine providence, that this became a public and lasting memorial of their sin and infamy: for it follows,