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.
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, х korbanan (G2878)] - 'the Corban,' or chest containing the money dedicated to sacred purposes (see the notes at Matthew 15:5) --
Because it is the price of blood. How scrupulous now! But those punctilious scruples made them unconsciously fulfill the Scripture.