Matthew 27:5
And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed. And going out, he hanged himself with a snare.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and strike me, otherwise these uncircumcised may come and kill me, mocking me.” And his armor bearer was not willing. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear. And so, Saul took his own sword, and he fell upon it.
1 Kings 16:18Then Zimri, seeing that the city was about to be taken, entered the palace, and he set fire to himself along with the royal house. And he died
Job 7:15so that, because of these things, my soul would choose hanging, and my bones, death.
Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priesthood, the lot fell so that he would offer incense, entering into the temple of the Lord.
Acts 1:18And this man certainly possessed an estate from the wages of iniquity, and so, having been hanged, he burst open in the middle and all his internal organs poured out.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:2-11
The Repentance of Judas; The Confession of Judas; The Death of Judas; Disposal of the Thirty Pieces of Silver. 1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3 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, 4 Saying, I… Read the whole commentary →