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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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Stunning Hypocrisy
Commentators unanimously highlight the stunning hypocrisy of the chief priests. They meticulously follow a ceremonial law, refusing to put "blood money" into the sacred treasury, yet they feel no remorse for orchestrating the murder of an innocent man. Scholars note this is a perfect example of what Jesus condemned as "straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel." Their concern was for religious ritual, not true justice or righteousness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
Into the treasury (εις τον κορβαναν). Josephus (War II. 9,4) uses this very word for the sacred treasury. Korban is …
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
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…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the chief priests took the silver pieces Off of the ground, after Judas was gone, no other daring to meddle with…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Evangelist recounted what Christ suffered from the Jews; here, he recounts what He suffered from the Gentiles. And he does four things:<…
