Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.
New American Standard Bible
The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
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.
Holman Bible
The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful
International Standard Version
The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the Temple treasury, because it is blood money."
A Conservative Version
And after taking the silver pieces, the chief priests said, It is not permitted to put them into the treasury, since it is a price of blood.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood.”
An Understandable Version
The leading priests took the silver coins and said, "It is not permissible by the law of Moses to put this money in the Temple treasury, since it is the price [paid] for [taking] a life.
Anderson New Testament
And the chief priests took the money, and said: It is not lawful to put it into the sacred treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Common New Testament
But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are the money of blood."
Daniel Mace New Testament
but 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.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, It is not lawful to put them in the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Goodspeed New Testament
The high priests gathered up the money, and they said, "It is not legal to put this into the Temple treasury, for it is blood money."
John Wesley New Testament
And the chief priests taking the pieces of silver, said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Julia Smith Translation
And the chief priests, having taken the silver coins, said, It is not lawful to cast them for an offering, since it is the price of blood.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But the chief priests took the silver coins [and] said, "It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is {blood money}."
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the chief priests took the silver plates and said, "It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood."
Moffatt New Testament
The high priests took the money and said, "It would be wrong to put this into the treasury, for it is the price of blood."
Montgomery New Testament
The chief priests took the money, and said, "It would be wrong to put it into the temple-treasury, because it is the price of blood."
NET Bible
The chief priests took the silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money."
New Heart English Bible
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."
Noyes New Testament
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are the price of blood.
Sawyer New Testament
And the chief priests taking the silver said, It is not lawful to put it into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
The Emphasized Bible
But, the High-priests, taking the pieces of silver, said - It is not allowed, to cast them into the treasury; since, a price of blood, they are.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then the chief priests taking up the silver pieces, said, It is not lawful to put them to the treasure destined for sacred uses, because it is the price of blood.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The Chief Priests took the pieces of silver, but they said: "We must not put them into the Temple treasury, because they are blood-money."
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
When the High Priests had gathered up the money they said, "It is illegal to put it into the Treasury, because it is the price of blood."
Williams New Testament
The high priests picked up the money and said, "It is not legal to put it into the consecrated treasury, for it is blood money."
World English Bible
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."
Worrell New Testament
And the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to cast them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."
Worsley New Testament
But the chief priests took up the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury of the temple, because it is the price of blood:
Youngs Literal Translation
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;'
Themes
Blood » The price of, not to be consecrated
Bribery » Instances of » Chief priests bribe judas
Christian ministers » Inconsistent
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 27:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Suicide Of Judas Iscariot
5 And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging. 6 And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood. 7 And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:18
Do not take into the house of the Lord your God, as an offering for an oath, the price of a loose woman or the money given to one used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: for these two things are disgusting to the Lord your God.
Isaiah 61:8
For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.
Matthew 23:24
You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.
Luke 6:7-9
And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
John 18:28
So they took Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not go into the Praetorium, so that they might not become unclean, but might take the Passover.