8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.


In Context

5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

6 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.

7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price;

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

Matthew 27:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:8That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:8For this cause the field was called Haceldama, that is, The field of blood, even to this day.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:8Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8Wherefore that field has been called Blood-field unto this day.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8Wherefore that field has been called, The field of blood, to this day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8Therefore that field was called |The Field of Blood| to this day.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:8therefore was that field called, 'Field of blood,' unto this day.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:8Why that field was called, The field of blood, to this day.