Matthew 27:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.”
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BSBPD
“That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“therefore was that field called, `Field of blood,' unto this day.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 27:8 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 34:6And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.
- Joshua 4:9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.
- Judges 1:26And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
- 2 Chronicles 5:9The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
- Matthew 28:15So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.
- Acts 1:19This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
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