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Matthew 27:8 Cross-References
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“Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.”
Matthew 27:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 27:8
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood (Ἀγρὸς Αἵματος, Agros Haimatos)—known in Aramaic as Akeldama (Acts 1:19, אֲחֵל דְּמָא, Akel Dama). The field purchased with Judas's betrayal money became a permanent monument to bloodguilt—both Christ's innocent blood and Judas's self-inflicted death. The chief priests unwittingly created a prophetic witness: unto this day (ἕως τῆς σήμερον, heōs tēs sēmeron) indicates Matthew wrote when this site still testified to their guilt.The irony is devastating: money rejected as "blood money" (v.6) still purchased a burial ground for strangers, fulfil...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 27:8
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“' that is”
“and continues until this day.”
“in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.”
“And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab”
“And they drew out the staves of the ark”
“and built a city”