Matthew 27:6 - American Standard Version (1901) 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, It is not legal to put these in the [consecrated] treasury, for it is the price of blood. Common English Bible The chief priests picked up the silver pieces and said, “According to the Law it’s not right to put this money in the treasury. Since it was used to pay for someone’s life, it’s unclean.” Catholic Public Domain Version But the leaders of the priests, having taken up the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into the temple offerings, because it is the price of blood." |