Matthew 27:6 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 27:6

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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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.

WEB

The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

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;'

DBT

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.

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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10 verses on the floor

Matthew 23:24
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Joshua 6:19
But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.
Luke 21:1
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
Luke 6:7–9
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Deuteronomy 23:18
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

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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 Mt 15:5). because it is the price of blood--How scrupulous now! But those punctilious scruples made them unconsciously fulfil the Scripture.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Thus in times of ignorance people were made to believe that building churches and endowing monasteries would make amends for immoralities. Secondly, To signify the favour intended by the blood of Christ to strangers, and sinners of the Gentiles. Through the price of his blood, a resting place is provided for them after death.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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