Matthew 27:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 27:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἀρχιερεῖς
archiereús
G749
high priest
λαβόντες
lambánō
G2983
to take
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἀργύρια
argýrion
G694
silver
εἶπαν
légō
G3004
to say
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔξεστιν
éxesti
G1832
it is lawful
βαλεῖν
bállō
G906
to throw
αὐτὰ
autós
G846
he
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κορβανᾶν
korbân
G2878
gift offering
ἐπεὶ
epeí
G1893
when
τιμὴ
timḗ
G5092
honor
αἵματός
haîma
G129
blood
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, "It's not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the chief priests, having taken the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).