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And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Into the treasury (εις τον κορβαναν). Josephus (War II. 9,4) uses this very word for the sacred treasury. Korban is …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

It is not lawful, and so on. It was forbidden in Deuteronomy 18:18 to take what was considered an abomination and to offer it to God. The …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

It is not lawful to put them into the treasury — The Greek for the last word is the Corban, or sacred treasure-chest of the Temple…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Whether Judas bought the field in which he committed suicide (Acts 1:18) or whether the chief priests, hearing how he meant to spend th…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: The chief priests, knowing they had paid for a murder, were condemned by their own conscience. They said,…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Exactly where Judas threw the money is uncertain. He then went out and hanged himself. The chief priests refuse to allow the blood money to supplem…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

It is not lawful for us to throw it into the treasury. Therefore, it clearly appears that hypocrites, by focusing only on the outward appe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the chief priests took the silver pieces
Off of the ground, after Judas was gone, no other daring to meddle with…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Wicked men see little of the consequences of their crimes when they commit them, but they must answer for them all. In the fullest manner Judas ack…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Above, the Evangelist recounted what Christ suffered from the Jews; here, he recounts what He suffered from the Gentiles. And he does four things:<…

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