Matthew 27:6

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The chief priests picked up the silver pieces and said, 'It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.'

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  • Luke 6:7-9 : 7 The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they could find an accusation against Him. 8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle." So the man got up and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?"
  • John 18:28 : 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning, and they did not enter the headquarters themselves to avoid becoming ceremonially unclean, so that they could eat the Passover.
  • Isa 61:8 : 8 For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In truth, I will faithfully reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them.
  • Matt 23:24 : 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
  • Deut 23:18 : 18 There shall be no cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, nor shall there be a cult prostitute or sacred male among the sons of Israel.

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  • Matt 27:7-10
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    7So they consulted together and used the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for strangers.

    8For this reason, that field has been called 'The Field of Blood' to this day.

    9Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: 'They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,'

    10'and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me.'

  • Matt 27:1-5
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    1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

    2They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

    3Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned. Feeling remorse, he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.

    4He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they replied, 'What is that to us? You take care of it.'

    5Then, throwing the silver pieces into the temple, he left. He went and hanged himself.

  • Matt 26:14-16
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    79%

    14Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

    15and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him over to you?" So they counted out thirty pieces of silver for him.

    16And from that moment, he sought an opportunity to betray Him.

  • Zech 11:12-13
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    12I said to them, 'If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.' So they weighed out my wages—thirty pieces of silver.

    13Then the LORD said to me, 'Throw it to the potter—the splendid price at which they valued me!' So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter.

  • Matt 28:12
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    12The chief priests met with the elders, and after consulting together, they gave the soldiers a large amount of silver money.

  • Luke 22:4-6
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    4Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus to them.

    5They were glad and agreed to give him money.

    6So Judas consented and began looking for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

  • Acts 1:18-19
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    18(With the reward he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.)

    19Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their own language, Akeldama, which means 'Field of Blood.'

  • Mark 14:10-11
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    10Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.

    11When they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

  • Matt 28:15
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    15So they took the silver coins and did as they were instructed. This story has been spread among the Jews to this very day.

  • 2 Kgs 12:16
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    16No accounting was required from the men who handled the money given to the workers, because they acted with integrity.

  • Luke 22:2
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    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • John 12:5-6
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    5"Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

    6He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the money box and would steal from what was put into it.

  • Matt 26:3-4
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    3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

    4And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

  • Matt 27:20
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    20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

  • Matt 26:65-66
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    65Then the high priest tore his garments and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

    66What is your judgment?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves death."

  • Acts 8:20
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    20But Peter said to him, 'May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!'

  • Matt 26:57
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    57Those who had arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

  • Luke 22:66
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    66At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

  • John 18:31
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    31Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

  • Mark 11:27
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    27They came again to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him.

  • Mark 12:8
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    8So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

  • 2 Kgs 12:10
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    10Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and placed it beside the altar, on the right side as one enters the temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the threshold deposited into it all the money brought to the temple of the LORD.

  • Num 3:50
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    50From the firstborn of the Israelites, he collected a total of 1,365 shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel.

  • John 19:6
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    6When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against him."

  • Luke 24:20
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    20The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

  • Acts 5:27
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    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

  • Matt 27:24
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    24When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.'

  • Mark 12:16
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    16They brought it, and he asked them, 'Whose image and inscription is this?' They replied to him, 'Caesar’s.'

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    1At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

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    11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

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  • John 13:29
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    29Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought Jesus was telling him, 'Buy what we need for the festival,' or that he should give something to the poor.