But the leaders of the priests, having taken up the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into the temple offerings, because it is the price of blood.
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King James Version
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.English Standard Version
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."New International Version
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."