Matt.27.6

And 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.

Matt.27.6

The high priests picked up the silver pieces, but then didn't know what to do with them. "It wouldn't be right to give this--a payment for murder!-as an offering in the Temple."

Matt.27.6

The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money."

Matt.27.6

But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood."