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.
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ de | G1161 | but · conjunction |
| priests | ἀρχιερεῖς archiereis | G749 | the high-priest (literally · noun — nominative plural masculine |
| took | λαβόντες labontes | G2983 | while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine |
| pieces | ἀργύρια arguria | G694 | silvery · noun — accusative plural neuter |
| said | εἶπαν· eipan | G2036 | to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| is | βαλεῖν balein | G906 | to throw (in various applications · verb — second aorist active infinitive |
| not | οὐκ ouk | G3756 | the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative |
| lawful | ἔξεστιν exestin | G1832 | so also neuter present participle of the same (with or… · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| put | βάλλω bállō | G906 | to throw (in various applications |
| them | αὐτὰ auta | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural neuter |
| into | εἰς eis | G1519 | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition |
| treasury | κορβανᾶν korbanan | G2878 | a votive offering and the offering · noun — accusative singular masculine |
| because | ἐπεὶ epei | G1893 | thereupon · conjunction |
| is | ἐστί estí | G2076 | he (she or it) is |
| price | τιμὴ timē | G5092 | a value · noun — nominative singular feminine |
| blood | αἵματός aimatos | G129 | blood · noun — genitive singular neuter |
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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 Mat 15:5). because it is the price of blood--How scrupulous now! But those punctilious scruples made them unconsciously fulfil the Scripture.
And the chief priests took the silver pieces,.... Off of the ground, after Judas was gone, no other daring to meddle with them; for in any other it would have been deemed sacrilege; and they being the proper persons to take care and dispose of money brought into the temple: and if not, their covetous disposition would have moved them to take up the money: and said, one to another, it is not lawful to put them into the treasury, or "Corban"; as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions leave the word untranslated: and which is the place where the offerings for the repair and service of the temple were put, and is the same into which Christ beheld the people casting their money, Mark 12:41. Jos…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 27:1-10 Matthew 27:1-10 Mark 15:1 Luke 23:1 1. But when it was morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. 2. And they led him away bound, and delivered him to Pointius Pilate the governor. 3. Then Judas, who had betrayed him, perceiving that he was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4. Saying, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he retired, and went away, and strangled himself. 6. And the chief priests, having taken the pieces of silver…
Read the whole note in the consolehanged himself: Judas’s suicide resulted from a guilt-stricken, unrepentant conscience. His death satisfied Old Testament law regarding the punishment of a false witness (see Deut 19:16-21).
The Chief Priests knowing that they had purchased a murder were condemned by their own conscience; they said, It is the price of blood.
Truly straining out the gnat, and swallowing the camel; for if they would not put the money into the treasury, because it was the price of blood, why did they shed the blood at all?
(Verse 6.) But the chief priests, having received the silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. Truly straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel. For if they do not put money into the treasury, that is, into the storeroom for gifts to God, because it is the price of blood, why is the blood itself being spilled?
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