^27:5So⁷ Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself. ^27:6The⁸ chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

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7 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the leaders’ response to Judas.
8 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So he threw the silver into the temple and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not permitted to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.

The leading priests picked up the coins. “It wouldn’t be right to put this money in the Temple treasury,” they said, “since it was payment for murder.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away and hanged himself. But the chief priests took the silver coins and said, “It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is blood money.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 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.

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