New King James Version
Matthew 27:4
4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
Matthew 27:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
- New International Version (NIV)“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”
Context of Matthew 27:4
2And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!” 5Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.”
Read all of Matthew 27Matthew 27:4 word by word
λέγων· ἥμαρτον παραδοὺς αἷμα ἀθῷον. οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· τί πρὸς ἡμᾶς; σὺ ὄψῃ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- I have sinnedἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
- in that I have betrayedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
- the innocentἀθῷοςathōos · innocentG121
- bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- thouσύsu · youG4771
Cross-references for Matthew 27:4
- Genesis 42:21Then they said to one another, “We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; therefore this distress has come upon us.”
- Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “I have sinned this time. The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked.
- Exodus 10:16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.
- Exodus 12:31Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the Lord as you have said.
- 1 Samuel 15:24Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
- 1 Kings 21:27So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
- Matthew 27:19While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.”
- 2 Kings 24:4and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the Lord would not pardon.
- Jeremiah 26:15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
- Jonah 1:14Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You.”
- Luke 23:22Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”
- John 19:7The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”
- Acts 13:28And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death.
- Hebrews 7:26For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;
- 1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
Commentaries on Matthew 27:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Innocent blood - , a Hebraism, for an innocent man. But instead of , innocent, two ancient MSS., Syriac, Vulgate, Sahidic, Armenian, and all the Itala; Origen, Cyprian, Lucifer, Ambrose, Leo, read , righteous, or just. What is that to us? - What is it? - A great deal. You should immediately go and reverse the sentence you have pronounced, and liberate the innocent person. But this would have been justice, and that would have been a stranger at their…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I have sinned - I have been guilty. I have done wrong. In that I have betrayed the innocent blood - That is, in betraying an innocent being to death. Blood is put here for “life,” or for the “man.” The meaning is, that he knew and felt that Jesus was innocent. This confession is a remarkable proof that Jesus was innocent. Judas had been with him for three years. He had seen him in public and private; he had heard his public teaching and his private views…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4innocent blood: The innocence of Jesus is a key theme in the story of his suffering (see Matthew 23:35; 26:55–56, 59–60; 27:18–19, 24; see also Luke 23:47).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood--What a testimony this to Jesus! Judas had been with Him in all circumstances for three years; his post, as treasurer to Him and the Twelve (Joh 12:6), gave him peculiar opportunity of watching the spirit, disposition, and habits of his Master; while his covetous nature and thievish practices would incline him to dark and suspicious, rather than frank and generous, interpretations of all…Read the comment
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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
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