Matthew 27:5

Matthew 27:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
• New International Version (NIV)So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Context of Matthew 27:5

3When Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was gripped with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They replied, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!” And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself. 6The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood.” 7So after consultation they used the money to buy the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.

Matthew 27:5 word by word

καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια εἰς τὸν ναὸν ἀνεχώρησεν, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he cast downῥίπτωrhiptō̄ · to throw/lay downG4496
• the pieces of silverὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the pieces of silverἀργύριονargurion · moneyG694
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• and departedἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and hanged himselfἀπάγχωapagchomai · to strangleG519

Cross-references for Matthew 27:5

• Judges 9:54Then he called quickly to the young man who was his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that it will not be said of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So the young man pierced him through, and he died.
• 1 Samuel 31:4Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and pierce me through and abuse and mock me.” But his armor bearer would not, because he was terrified [of doing such a thing]. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.
• 2 Samuel 17:23Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
• 1 Kings 16:18When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortress of the king’s palace; and while inside, he set fire to the king’s palace and died,
• Job 2:9Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!”
• Job 7:15So that I would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pain.
• Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction; Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.
• Acts 1:18(Now Judas Iscariot acquired a piece of land [indirectly] with the [money paid him as a] reward for his treachery, and falling headlong, his body burst open in the middle and all his intestines poured out.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5In the temple - signifies, properly, the temple itself, into which none but the priests were permitted to enter; therefore ͅ ͅ must signify, near the temple, by the temple door, where the boxes stood to receive the free-will offerings of the people, for the support and repairs of the sacred edifice. See this amply proved by Kypke. Hanged himself - Or was strangled - . Some eminent critics believe that he was only suffocated by excessive grief, and thus…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And he cast down … - This was an evidence of his remorse of conscience for his crime. His ill-gotten gain now did him no good. It would not produce relief to his agonized mind. He “attempted,” therefore, to obtain relief by throwing back the price of treason; but he attempted it in vain. The consciousness of guilt was fastened to his soul; and Judas found, as all will find, that to cast away or abandon ill-gotten wealth will not alleviate a guilty…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5hanged himself: Judas killed himself because he felt guilty but did not repent. His death also matched the Old Testament law about punishing a false witness (see Deuteronomy 19:16–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. And he cast down the pieces of silver--The sarcastic, diabolical reply which he had got, in place of the sympathy which perhaps he expected, would deepen his remorse into an agony. in the temple--the temple proper, commonly called "the sanctuary," or "the holy place," into which only the priests might enter. How is this to be explained? Perhaps he flung the money in after them. But thus were fulfilled the words of the prophet--"I cast them to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:5

• Apostasy
• Bribery
• Conscience
• Conscience Money
• Conviction
• Fear of God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)
• Minister, Christian
• Money
• Mortification
• Prophecy
• Remorse
• Repentance
• Suicide
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Judas
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Crime; Crimes
• Hanging

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings