Matthew 27:4

He said, “I have sinned. I have ◄betrayed/enabled you to seize► a man who ◄is innocent/has not done anything wrong►.” They replied, “◄That means nothing to us!/What does that mean to us?► [RHQ] That is your problem!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3When Judas, the one who had ◄betrayed/enabled Jesus’ enemies to seize► him, realized that they had decided to have Jesus executed, he was very sorry about what he had done. He took the 30 coins back to the chief priests and elders.

5So Judas took the money and threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:21They said to each other, “It is surely because of what we did to our younger brother that ◄we are being punished/God is punishing us►! We saw that he [SYN] was very distressed when he pleaded with us not to harm him. But we did not pay any attention to him, and that is why we are having this trouble!”

Exodus 10:16The king quickly summoned Aaron and Moses/me and said, “I have sinned against Yahweh, your god, and against you two.

1 Samuel 15:24Then Saul said to Samuel, “ Yes, I have sinned. I disobeyed what you told me to do, which is what Yahweh commanded. I did that because I was ◄afraid of/worried about► what my men would say if I did not do what they wanted. So I did what they demanded.

1 Samuel 28:16Samuel said, “Yahweh has abandoned you and has become your enemy. So why do you ask me what you should do? [RHQ]

2 Kings 24:4Manasseh had even caused many innocent people in Jerusalem to be killed, and Yahweh would not forgive that.

Job 16:2“I have heard things like that before; all of you, instead of helping me, are only causing me to feel more miserable.

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 →

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