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Matthew 27:6

Christian Standard Bible

6 The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not permitted to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

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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.

English Standard Version

But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

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.

New American Standard Bible

The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them in the temple treasury, since it is money paid for blood.”

New International Version

The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

New King James Version

But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.”

New Living Translation

The leading priests picked up the coins. “It wouldn’t be right to put this money in the Temple treasury,” they said, “since it was payment for murder.”

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.”