Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. New Living Translation That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood. English Standard Version Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Berean Standard Bible That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Berean Literal Bible Therefore that field was called Field of Blood, to this day. King James Bible Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. New King James Version Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. New American Standard Bible For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. NASB 1995 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. NASB 1977 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Legacy Standard Bible For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Amplified Bible Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Christian Standard Bible Therefore that field has been called “Field of Blood” to this day. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore that field has been called “Blood Field” to this day. American Standard Version Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Contemporary English Version This is why people still call that place "Field of Blood." English Revised Version Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. GOD'S WORD® Translation That's why that field has been called the Field of Blood ever since. Good News Translation That is why that field is called "Field of Blood" to this very day. International Standard Version That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Majority Standard Bible That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. NET Bible For this reason that field has been called the "Field of Blood" to this day. New Heart English Bible Therefore that field was called "The Field of Blood" to this day. Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore that field has been called, The field of blood, to this day. Weymouth New Testament for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.' World English Bible Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiontherefore that field was called, “Field of Blood,” to this day. Berean Literal Bible Therefore that field was called Field of Blood, to this day. Young's Literal Translation therefore was that field called, 'Field of blood,' unto this day. Smith's Literal Translation Wherefore, that field was called, The field of blood, even to this day. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor this cause the field was called Haceldama, that is, The field of blood, even to this day. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, that field is called Haceldama, that is, ‘The Field of Blood,’ even to this very day. New American Bible That is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood. New Revised Standard Version For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOn this account that field was called The field of blood, to this day. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Therefore that field has been called, “The Field of Blood”, until this day. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor this reason, that field is called the field of blood, to this day. Godbey New Testament Therefore that field has been called, The field of blood, to this day. Haweis New Testament Therefore is that field called, The field of blood unto this day. Mace New Testament for this reason the field is called the field of blood to this day. Weymouth New Testament for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.' Worrell New Testament Wherefore, that field was called "A field of blood" until this day. Worsley New Testament and therefore that field is called the field of blood to this day. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judas Hangs Himself…7After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. 8That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then 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,… Cross References Acts 1:18-19 (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.) Zechariah 11:12-13 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. Jeremiah 19:1-13 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, ... Jeremiah 32:6-9 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. ... 2 Samuel 18:17 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. 2 Kings 23:6 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. Acts 1:16-17 “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.” Acts 1:25 to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.” Psalm 69:25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. Psalm 109:8 May his days be few; may another take his position. Zephaniah 1:11 Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. Isaiah 30:33 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. Isaiah 28:21 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. Ezekiel 7:11 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. Ezekiel 22:2-4 “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. Treasury of Scripture Why that field was called, The field of blood, to this day. that. Acts 1:19 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. unto. Matthew 28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. Deuteronomy 34:6 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. Joshua 4:9 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. Jump to Previous Bears Blood Cause Field Ground Piece Reason Received WhereforeJump to Next Bears Blood Cause Field Ground Piece Reason Received WhereforeMatthew 27 1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.3. Judas hangs himself. 19. Pilate, admonished of his wife, 20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas. 27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns; 33. crucified; 39. reviled; 50. dies, and is buried; 62. his tomb is sealed and watched. That is why This phrase serves as a connective tissue linking the preceding events to the current statement. In the context of Matthew 27, Judas Iscariot, remorseful for betraying Jesus, returns the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. The money, deemed blood money, is used to purchase the potter's field. The phrase underscores the cause-and-effect relationship, emphasizing the fulfillment of prophecy and the unfolding of divine providence. In Greek, "διὰ τοῦτο" (dia touto) indicates a reason or purpose, pointing to the significance of the events as part of God's sovereign plan. it has been called the Field of Blood to this day Unto this day.--The phrase suggests here, as again in Matthew 28:15, an interval, more or less considerable, between the events and the record. (Comp. the Introduction as to the date of the Gospel.) Verse 8. - The field of blood. Aceldama (Acts 1:19), the Syriac name. It was so called (διὸ) 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." Unto this day. 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. Genesis 19:37, 38; Joshua 4:9, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek That is whyδιὸ (dio) Conjunction Strong's 1352: Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently. [it] ἀγρὸς (agros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 68: From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet. has been called ἐκλήθη (eklēthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. the Field Ἀγρὸς (Agros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 68: From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet. of Blood αἵματος (haimatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 129: Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. to ἕως (heōs) Preposition Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. this day. σήμερον (sēmeron) Adverb Strong's 4594: Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now. 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