Matthew 27:8

Matthew 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Context of Matthew 27:8

6The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood.” 7So after consultation they used the money to buy the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers. Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel; 10and they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the Lord directed me.”

Matthew 27:8 word by word

διὸ ἐκλήθη ὁ ἀγρὸς ἐκεῖνος ἀγρὸς αἵματος ἕως τῆς σήμερον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• fieldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68
• was calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• The fieldἀγρόςagros · Field (of blood)G68
• of bloodαἷμαaima · (Field of) BloodG129
• untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• this dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594

Cross-references for Matthew 27:8

• Acts 1:19All the people in Jerusalem learned about this, so in their own dialect—Aramaic—they called the piece of land Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
• Matthew 28:15So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.
• Deuteronomy 34:6And He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor; but no man knows where his burial place is to this day.
• Joshua 4:9Then Joshua set up [a second monument of] twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan at the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing, and they are there to this day.
• Judges 1:26The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz, which is its name to this day.
• 2 Chronicles 5:9The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark were visible from the front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary), but were not visible from the outside. They are there to this day.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The field of blood - In vain do the wicked attempt to conceal themselves; God makes them instrumental in discovering their own wickedness. Judas, by returning the money, and the priests, by laying it out, raise to themselves an eternal monument - the one of his treachery, the others of their perfidiousness, and both of the innocence of Jesus Christ. As, long as the Jewish polity continued, it might be said, "This is the field that was bought from the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The field of blood - The field purchased by the price of blood. The name by which this field was called was “Aceldama,” Acts 1:19. It was just without the walls of Jerusalem, on the south of Mount Zion. It is now used as a burying-place by the Armenian Christians in Jerusalem, who have a magnificent convent on Mount Zion - Missionary Herald, 1824, p. 66. See the plan of Jerusalem. To this day - That is, to the day when Matthew wrote this gospel, about 30…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Field of Blood: This is another way of describing a cemetery (compare Acts 1:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-10Mr 15:1; Lu 23:1; Joh 18:28). Jesus Led Away to Pilate (Mt 27:1, 2). For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 18:28, &c. Remorse and Suicide of Judas (Mt 27:3-10). This portion is peculiar to Matthew. On the progress of guilt in the traitor, see on Mr 14:1-11; Joh 13:21-30. 3. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned--The condemnation, even though not unexpected, might well fill him with horror. But perhaps this unhappy…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:8

• Aceldama
• Bribery
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)
• Pottery

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Aceldama
• Notable
• Plat
• Potters field
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Jannes and Jambres

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings