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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Interpretation
Wicked men see little of the consequences of their crimes when they commit them, but they must answer for them all. In the fullest manner Judas acknowledged to the chief priests that he had sinned, and betrayed an innocent person.
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This thought runs through Matthew 27:3-7.