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.In other versions
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.
ASV
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.
BBE
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.
DBY
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."
WEB
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;'
YLT
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful in order to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
ENG
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.
WBT
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.”
BSB
In context
4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6And 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.
7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
