Matthew 27:7

Matthew 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
• New International Version (NIV)So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field as a burial place for strangers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners.

Context of Matthew 27:7

5Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. 8Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced,

Matthew 27:7 word by word

Συμβούλιον δὲ λαβόντες ἠγόρασαν ἐξ αὐτῶν τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κεραμέως εἰς ταφὴν τοῖς ξένοις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• counselσυμβούλιονsumboulion · counsel/councilG4824
• and boughtἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• withἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the potter’sὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the potter’sκεραμεύςkerameus · Potter (Field)G2763
• fieldἀγρόςagros · Field (of blood)G68
• to buryταφήtaphē · burial (place)G5027
• strangersξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519

Commentaries on Matthew 27:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7To bury strangers in - , the strangers, probably meaning, as some learned men conjecture, the Jewish strangers who might have come to Jerusalem, either to worship, or on some other business, and died there during their stay. See here, the very money for which the blessed Jesus was sold becomes subservient to the purpose of mercy and kindness! The bodies of strangers have a place of rest in the field purchased by the price at which his life was valued, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And they took counsel … - They consulted among themselves about the proper way to dispose of this money. And bought with them - In Acts 1:18, it is said of Judas that “he purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity.” By the passage in the Acts is meant no more than that he “furnished the means” or “was the occasion” of purchasing the field. It is not of necessity implied that Judas actually made the contract and paid down the money to buy a field to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7foreigners: These were non-Jewish people who died in Jerusalem. If they could not find the owner of donated money, they used it for public charity. In this case, they used money considered ceremonially unclean to buy a ceremonially unclean place for people considered ceremonially unclean.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 27:7

• Bribery
• Burial
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)
• Minister, Christian
• Pottery
• Strangers

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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