Matthew 27:7
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
And they tooke counsell, and bought with them the potters field, to burie strangers in.
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Matthew 27:7
1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.
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One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels.
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Sense 1: To place a dead body in a grave or tomb. Sense 2: To cover or conceal beneath earth or another substance.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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27:3¶ Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
27:3¶ Then Iudas, which had betraied him, when he saw that hee was condemned, repented himselfe, and brought againe the thirtie pieces of siluer to the chiefe Priests and Elders,
27:4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
27:4Saying, I haue sinned, in that I haue betraied the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to vs? see thou to that.
27:5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
27:5And hee cast downe the pieces of siluer in the Temple, *and departed, and went and hanged himselfe.
27:6And 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.
27:6And the chiefe Priests tooke the siluer pieces, and said, It is not lawfull for to put them into the treasurie, because it is the price of blood.
27:7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
27:7And they tooke counsell, and bought with them the potters field, to burie strangers in.
Selected passage27:8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
27:8Wherefore that field was called, *The field of blood vnto this day.
27:9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
27:9(Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Ieremie the Prophet, saying, *And they tooke the thirtie pieces of siluer, the price of him that was valued, ‖whom they of the children of Israel did value:
27:10And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.
27:10And gaue them for the potters field, as the Lord appointed me.)