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Matthew 27:8
Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day.
Matthew 27:8 · World English Bible
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Matthew 27:8 in other translations
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.
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In context
5 He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 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.”
7 They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.
8 Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day.
9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “So you say.”
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