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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.

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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.

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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.

• Matthew has just finished recounting how the chief priests used Judas’s returned silver to buy a potter’s field (Matthew 27:6–7).

• “That is why” links the purchasing act directly to the name that follows; the field’s new title is a literal consequence of the blood-money origin.

• Scripture treats actions and outcomes as providentially connected; compareGenesis 22:14, where Abraham names the place “The LORD Will Provide” because of what God did there.

• The wording underlines God’s sovereign weaving of events, showing prophecy fulfilled as foretold inZechariah 11:12–13 and alluded to again inActs 1:16.

• The phrase stresses a public, recognized designation, not a private nickname.

• By the time Matthew writes, the name is already established in common speech, similar to howGenesis 32:30 notes Jacob naming Peniel and the name sticking.

• This verifiable detail invites readers to check the location themselves, echoingLuke 1:1–4’s emphasis on investigated certainty.

• It also highlights historical continuity: what began in Judas’s betrayal remains part of Jerusalem’s landscape.

•Acts 1:18–19 confirms the same Aramaic title, Akeldama, explaining, “that field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood”.

• Two intertwined reasons:

– Blood money—Matthew 27:4 clearly labels the thirty pieces as “innocent blood.”

– Judas’s gruesome death on that very plot (Acts 1:18) splattered literal blood.

• Both causes reinforce the seriousness of betraying the Messiah, parallelingNumbers 35:33, which warns that bloodshed defiles the land.

• The name stands as a silent testimony to fulfilled prophecy and divine justice.

• Matthew often uses this time marker (e.g.,Matthew 28:15) to show ongoing evidence of the gospel record.

• “To this day” invites first-century readers—and us—to see God’s works persisting in everyday geography.

• It underscores Scripture’s reliability: decades after the crucifixion, the field still bears witness, just as stones inJoshua 4:9 remained as memorials.

• The phrase implies that the consequences of sin and the faithfulness of God are not erased by time; they remain visible reminders.

Matthew 27:8 ties the bloody price of betrayal to a real field whose ominous name endured for decades. The verse teaches that God providentially links actions with lasting consequences, that Scripture’s details invite historical verification, and that visible memorials—like the Field of Blood—continue to proclaim the seriousness of sin and the certainty of God’s Word.

Unto this day.--The phrase suggests here, as again inMatthew 28:15, an interval, more or less considerable, between the events and the record. (Comp. theIntroduction as to the date of the Gospel.)