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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 27, Verse 6

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And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
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.
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.
New English Translation
Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:“They took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel,
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."
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And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
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Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
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And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
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And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, ‹Thou sayest.›
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And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
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Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
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And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
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Now at [that] feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
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And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.