But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood."
Matthew 27:6
Surrounding context
27:5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.
27:6 But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood."
27:7 And they consulted together and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.