Thematic Bible: To jewish rulers
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Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see you to it. And throwing down the silver in the temple he departed; and having gone away strangled himself. read more.
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. And taking counsel, they bought with it the potter's field for a burying place for strangers. For this reason, the field is called a field of blood to this day. Then was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying; And they took the thirty shekels of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom [men] from the sons of Israel set a price upon, and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.
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. And taking counsel, they bought with it the potter's field for a burying place for strangers. For this reason, the field is called a field of blood to this day. Then was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying; And they took the thirty shekels of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom [men] from the sons of Israel set a price upon, and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me.