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Matthew 27:6 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Matthew 27:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 27 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Matthew 27:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 27:6
It is not lawful for us to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood—The supreme irony: the chief priests who orchestrated an illegal trial and murder now display scrupulous concern for ritual purity. The Greek korbanas (κορβανᾶς, "temple treasury") could not receive timē haimatos (τιμὴ αἵματος, "blood money") according to Deuteronomy 23:18, which forbids bringing "the price of a dog" into God's house.They strained at gnats while swallowing camels (Matthew 23:24). Their casuistry is breathtaking: blood money cannot defile the treasury, but the innocent blood they just shed d...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 27:6
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“to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath”
“or the wages of a dog”
“Yahweh”
“and they themselves didn't enter into the Praetorium”
“who strain out a gnat”