Accounting: pre-pay an expense with blood money

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We are not to look for ways to get around the rules of God. Consider Judas, the "blood money", and the subsequent actions of the chief priests.

Matthew 27:3

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KJV: Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

Greek: τοτε ιδων ιουδας ο παραδιδους παραδους αυτον οτι κατεκριθη μεταμεληθεις απεστρεψεν εστρεψεν τα τριακοντα αργυρια τοις αρχιερευσιν και τοις πρεσβυτεροις

Matthew 27:4

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KJV: Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

Greek: λεγων ημαρτον παραδους αιμα αθωον δικαιον οι δε ειπον ειπαν τι προς ημας συ οψει οψη

Matthew 27:5

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KJV: And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Greek: και ριψας τα αργυρια εν τω ναω εις τον ναον ανεχωρησεν και απελθων απηγξατο

The "hanged" word here is a subject of debate.

Details are left as a future topic.

*G519 *1 ἀπάγχομαι (ap-ang'-khom-ahee) : from G575 and agcho (to choke; akin to the base of G43); to strangle oneself off (i.e. to death):--hang himself.

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απηγξατο

Matthew 27:5 ... and departed, and went and hanged himself.

The religious establishment realize that it is not lawful to put the "price of blood" into the treasury.

Matthew 27:6

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KJV: 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.

Greek: οι δε αρχιερεις λαβοντες τα αργυρια ειπον ειπαν ουκ εξεστιν βαλειν αυτα εις τον κορβαναν επει τιμη αιματος εστιν

The religious establishment reasons that they can pre-pay an expense, outside of the temple treasury, to not put the blood money into the treasury.

Matthew 27:7

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KJV: And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

Greek: συμβουλιον δε λαβοντες ηγορασαν εξ αυτων τον αγρον του κεραμεως εις ταφην τοις ξενοις

The religious establishment had a requirement to bury strangers who had no other way to be buried. So:

Take the money and buy the field outside of the treasury.
In doing so, provide for the burying of strangers. That is, prepay a known expense.
That is one less expense to pay for from the treasury.

From an accounting perspective, there is little or no difference in what happens.

The modern Greek word "αγρός" (a-GROS) ≈ "field, countryside" from which we get the word "agriculture".
The modern Greek word "κεραμικός" (keh-ra-mee-KOS) ≈ "ceramic" from which we get the word "ceramic" and which, above, is translated as "potter".

Matthew 27:8

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KJV: Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

Greek: διο εκληθη ο αγρος εκεινος αγρος αιματος εως της σημερον

Matthew 27:9

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KJV: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

Greek: τοτε επληρωθη το ρηθεν δια ιερεμιου του προφητου λεγοντος και ελαβον τα τριακοντα αργυρια την τιμην του τετιμημενου ον ετιμησαντο απο υιων ισραηλ

Matthew 27:10

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KJV: And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

Greek: και εδωκαν αυτα εις τον αγρον του κεραμεως καθα συνεταξεν μοι κυριος

God is not mocked by such behavior.

A good verse sequence for this is Galatians 6:5-9.

Galatians 6:5

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KJV: For every man shall bear his own burden.

Greek: εκαστος γαρ το ιδιον φορτιον βαστασει

Galatians 6:6

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KJV: Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

Greek: κοινωνειτω δε ο κατηχουμενος τον λογον τω κατηχουντι εν πασιν αγαθοις

Galatians 6:7

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KJV: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Greek: μη πλανασθε θεος ου μυκτηριζεται ο γαρ εαν σπειρη ανθρωπος τουτο και θερισει

Galatians 6:8

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KJV: For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he tha t soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Greek: οτι ο σπειρων εις την σαρκα εαυτου εκ της σαρκος θερισει φθοραν ο δε σπειρων εις το πνευμα εκ του πνευματος θερισει ζωην αιωνιον

Galatians 6:9

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KJV: And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Greek: το δε καλον ποιουντες μη εκκακωμεν ενκακωμεν καιρω γαρ ιδιω θερισομεν μη εκλυομενοι

A good song that illustrates doing good is Good King Wenceslas.

Do you ever get tired of doing good? Do you get as tired when not doing good?

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. [kjv]

το δε καλον ποιουντες μη ενκακωμεν καιρω γαρ ιδιω θερισομεν μη εκλυομενοι [gnt]

6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. [kjv]

αρα ουν ως καιρον εχωμεν εργαζωμεθα το αγαθον προς παντας μαλιστα δε προς τους οικειους της πιστεως [gnt]

The Greek for "well" "doing" is that of "doing" "good".
The Greek for "weary" is that of "in (doing) bad".
The Greek for "faint" is that of "giving up" and not of getting "weary".

The Christmas song "Good King Wenceslas", based on the true story from 10th century Bohemia, relates the difficulties of doing good under adverse conditions.

More: Song: Good King Wenceslas - Saint Stephen's Day