Matthew 27:5

And he cast down the silver in the temple, and passed away, and went and strangled himself.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

4and said, I have sinned, for I have betrayed the innocent blood. But they said to him, To us? what to us? Thou knowest,-thou!

6But the chief priests took up the silver, and said, It is not lawful that we throw it into the place of offering, because it is the price of blood.

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Cross References

Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priesthood he came to set on incense, and entered into the temple of the Lord.

Acts 1:18This is he who obtained the field with the wages of sin, and fell upon his face on the ground, and was severed in his middle, and all his bowels were shed forth.

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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