Tree of Life Version
Matthew 27:5
5After tossing the silver into the Temple sanctuary, he left. Then he went off and hanged himself.
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
3Then Judah, His betrayer, saw that Yeshua had been condemned. Feeling remorse, he brought the thirty silver pieces back to the ruling kohanim and elders, 4saying, “I’ve sinned, betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What’s that to us? You see to it yourself!” After tossing the silver into the Temple sanctuary, he left. Then he went off and hanged himself. 6But the ruling kohanim took the silver pieces and said, “It is not permitted to put these in the treasury, since it is blood money.” 7So after they conferred, they bought with them the potter’s field, as a cemetery for strangers.
Read all of Matthew 27Matthew 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, his armor-bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman slew him.’” So his young man thrust him through, and he died.
- 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, or else these uncircumcised will come and thrust me through after torturing me.” But his armor-bearer refused, for he was too afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
- 2 Samuel 17:23Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, went to his home in his hometown set his house in order, and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
- 1 Kings 16:18When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the citadel of the royal palace, and burned down the royal palace over him with fire. So he died too,
- Job 2:9Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God and die!”
- Job 7:15so that my soul prefers strangulation, and my bones death.
- Psalms 55:23Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Acts 1:18(Now this man Judah bought a field with the reward of his wickedness. Falling headfirst, he burst open in the middle and his intestines splattered 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
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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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