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Butδὲthe high priests,οἱ ἀρχιερεῖςtakingλαβόντεςthe pieces of silver,τὰ ἀργύριαsaid,εἶπαν“It is notΟὐκlawfulἔξεστινto putβαλεῖνthemαὐτὰintoεἰςthe treasury,τὸν κορβανᾶνsinceἐπεὶit isἐστινthe priceτιμὴof blood.”αἵματός
Matthew 27:6
Study it in the app“But the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 27:6, word by word
- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- takingλαβόντεςlabontes
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labontes” appears- the pieces of silverἀργύριαargyria
money
Coins for paying or buying; what is given as payment.
Where else “argyria” appears- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- lawfulἔξεστινexestin
it is lawful
It is permitted, it is lawful under the law.
Where else “exestin” appears- to putβαλεῖνbalein
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “balein” appears- the treasuryκορβανᾶνkorbanan
treasury
The sacred chest where offerings were kept.
Where else “korbanan” appears- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the priceτιμὴtimē
price
What is paid for something.
Where else “timē” appears- of bloodαἵματόςhaimatos
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haimatos” appears
Translation note
“Korban” means “offering”; here it is the chest for the offerings of the temple.
The context
5And throwing the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, he left, and he went away and hanged himself.
6 · This verse (above)
7And after taking counsel, they bought with them the Potter’s Field as a burial place for the foreigners.
To study Matthew 27 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pilate ask Jesus, and how did Jesus answer (v. 11)?
2. What it means
What happened when Jesus died, and what did the centurion and those with him say (vv. 50–54)?
3. How I live it
Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus' body and buried it with care (vv. 57–60). What gesture of respect can you offer someone grieving?