Matthew 27:6
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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
It is not lawful ... - It was forbidden Deu 23:18 to take what was esteemed as an abomination and to offer it to God. The price of blood - that is, of the life of a man - they justly considered as an…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
into the treasury "Into the Corban" in the original. For the prohibition cp. Deu 23:18.
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