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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore that field was called Field of Blood, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore that field has been called “Field of Blood” to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore that field has been called &#8220Blood Field&#8221 to this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is why people still call that place "Field of Blood." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That's why that field has been called the Field of Blood ever since.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That is why that field is called "Field of Blood" to this very day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For this reason that field has been called the "Field of Blood" to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore that field has been called, The field of blood, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore that field was called, “Field of Blood,” to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore that field was called Field of Blood, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> therefore was that field called, 'Field of blood,' unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore, that field was called, The field of blood, even to this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For this cause the field was called Haceldama, that is, The field of blood, even to this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For this reason, that field is called Haceldama, that is, ‘The Field of Blood,’ even to this very day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />On this account that field was called The field of blood, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Therefore that field has been called, “The Field of Blood”, until this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For this reason, that field is called the field of blood, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore that field has been called, The field of blood, to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore is that field called, The field of blood unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for this reason the field is called the field of blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Wherefore, that field was called "A field of blood" until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and therefore that field is called the field of blood to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/27-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8588" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Judas Hangs Himself</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1352.htm" title="1352: dio (Conj) -- Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently.">That is why</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinos (DPro-NMS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/68.htm" title="68: agros (N-NMS) -- From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet.">it</a> <a href="/greek/2564.htm" title="2564: eklēthē (V-AIP-3S) -- (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to call.">has been called</a> <a href="/greek/68.htm" title="68: Agros (N-NMS) -- From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet.">the Field</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haimatos (N-GNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">of Blood</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Prep) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4594.htm" title="4594: sēmeron (Adv) -- Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now.">this day.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18-19</a></span><br />(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. / This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a></span><br />Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Jeremiah 19:1-13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests, / and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you, / saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">Jeremiah 32:6-9</a></span><br />Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">2 Samuel 18:17</a></span><br />They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a></span><br />He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16-17</a></span><br />“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Acts 1:25</a></span><br />to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-25.htm">Psalm 69:25</a></span><br />May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-8.htm">Psalm 109:8</a></span><br />May his days be few; may another take his position.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Zephaniah 1:11</a></span><br />Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a></span><br />For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a></span><br />For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Ezekiel 7:11</a></span><br />Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Ezekiel 22:2-4</a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations / and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself, / you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why that field was called, The field of blood, to this day.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/1-19.htm">Acts 1:19</a></b></br> And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.</p><p class="hdg">unto.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/28-15.htm">Matthew 28:15</a></b></br> So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/34-6.htm">Deuteronomy 34:6</a></b></br> And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/4-9.htm">Joshua 4:9</a></b></br> And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Field</a> <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/matthew/17-27.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/matthew/24-44.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/matthew/25-38.htm">Received</a> <a href="/matthew/26-50.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/4-28.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/matthew/27-10.htm">Field</a> <a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/mark/2-21.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/mark/1-27.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/matthew/28-15.htm">Received</a> <a href="/mark/2-18.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This field was used as a burial place for foreigners. The name "Field of Blood" signifies the blood money used to buy it, highlighting the gravity of Judas's betrayal and the innocent blood of Jesus. This term also connects to the prophecy in <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a>, where the thirty pieces of silver are mentioned, and to <a href="/jeremiah/19.htm">Jeremiah 19:1-13</a>, which speaks of a potter's field and the shedding of innocent blood.<p><b>to this day</b><br>The phrase "to this day" indicates that the name "Field of Blood" was still in use at the time the Gospel of Matthew was written, suggesting the lasting impact of the events surrounding Jesus's crucifixion. This phrase also serves to authenticate the historical reliability of the account, as it implies that the field was a known location to the original audience. The continued use of the name underscores the enduring significance of Jesus's sacrifice and the fulfillment of prophecy, as well as the consequences of Judas's actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judas_iscariot.htm">Judas Iscariot</a></b><br>One of the twelve disciples of Jesus who betrayed Him for thirty pieces of silver. His actions led to the purchase of the "Field of Blood."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chief_priests.htm">Chief Priests</a></b><br>Religious leaders who used the thirty pieces of silver returned by Judas to buy the potter's field, which became known as the "Field of Blood."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/field_of_blood.htm">Field of Blood (Akeldama)</a></b><br>A field purchased with the money Judas returned, used as a burial place for foreigners. Its name signifies the blood money used to buy it.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/potter's_field.htm">Potter's Field</a></b><br>The specific field bought with the blood money, traditionally used for burying strangers, highlighting the theme of rejection and outsider status.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, central to the account of Jesus' passion and crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_betrayal.htm">The Consequences of Betrayal</a></b><br>Judas' betrayal led to the purchase of the "Field of Blood," symbolizing the grave consequences of sin and betrayal. Reflect on the impact of our actions and the importance of repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The events surrounding the "Field of Blood" fulfill Old Testament prophecies, demonstrating God's sovereignty and the reliability of Scripture. Trust in God's plan and His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_sin.htm">The Cost of Sin</a></b><br>The "Field of Blood" serves as a stark reminder of the cost of sin, both spiritually and physically. Consider the price Jesus paid for our redemption and live a life of gratitude and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_brokenness.htm">God's Use of Brokenness</a></b><br>Despite the tragic circumstances, God used the situation to fulfill His purposes. Recognize that God can redeem and use our brokenness for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_matthew_and_acts_differ_on_judas'_death.htm">Why do the accounts of Judas' death in Matthew and Acts contradict each other?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_judas_do_with_the_blood_money.htm">What did Judas do with the blood money for betraying Jesus? He bought a field (Acts 1:18) and threw it into the temple; priests used it to buy a burial field (Matthew 27:5).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_it_called_field_of_blood.htm">Why is the field called Field of Blood? Because the priests bought it with the blood money (Matthew 27:8) Because of the bloody death of Judas therein (Acts 1:19)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_holy_of_holies.htm">What is the Holy of Holies in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The field of blood.</span>--St. Luke (<a href="/acts/1-19.htm" title="And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; so as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.">Acts 1:19</a>) gives the Aramaic form, <span class= "ital">Akeldama,</span> but assigns the death of Judas in a field which he had bought as the origin of the name. It is possible that two spots may have been known by the same name for distinct reasons, and the fact that two places have been shown as the Field of Blood from the time of Jerome downwards, is, as far as it goes, in favour of this view. It is equally possible, on the other hand, that Judas may have gone, before or after the purchase, to the ground which, bought with his money, was, in some sense his own, and there ended his despair, dying literally in Gehenna, and buried, not in the grave of his fathers at Kerioth, but as an outcast, with none to mourn over him, in the cemetery of the aliens.<p><span class= "bld">Unto this day.</span>--The phrase suggests here, as again in <a href="/matthew/28-15.htm" title="So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.">Matthew 28:15</a>, an interval, more or less considerable, between the events and the record. (Comp. the <span class= "ital">Introduction</span> as to the date of the Gospel.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The field of blood.</span> Aceldama (<a href="/acts/1-19.htm">Acts 1:19</a>), the Syriac name. It was so called (<span class="greek">διὸ</span>) from the circumstances attending its purchase, which gave it an evil notoriety, and which the priests must have divulged. "This also," says Chrysostom, taking the blood to be that of Jesus, "became a witness against them, and a proof of their treason. For the name of the place more clearly than a trumpet proclaimed their blood guiltiness." <span class="cmt_word">Unto this day.</span> Until the time when this Gospel was published, the new appellation obtained. It is implied that a considerable interval had elapsed. Such chronological hints are often found in the Old Testament (cf. <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37, 38</a>; <a href="/joshua/4-9.htm">Joshua 4:9</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">That is why</span><br /><span class="grk">διὸ</span> <span class="translit">(dio)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1352.htm">Strong's 1352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(agros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been called</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκλήθη</span> <span class="translit">(eklēthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2564.htm">Strong's 2564: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Field</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀγρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Agros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Blood</span><br /><span class="grk">αἵματος</span> <span class="translit">(haimatos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕως</span> <span class="translit">(heōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> </span><span class="str2">A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this day.</span><br /><span class="grk">σήμερον</span> <span class="translit">(sēmeron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4594.htm">Strong's 4594: </a> </span><span class="str2">Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/27-8.htm">Matthew 27:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/27-8.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:8 Therefore that field was called The Field (Matt. 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