Judas' Confession and Suicide
- Dates
- 31 AD
Judas, the disciple who betrayed Christ into the hands of the Jewish leaders, discovers Christ does not free Himself but is being condemned. He confesses to the chief priests that he has betrayed innocent blood, throws his money down & hangs himself.
In detail
When Jesus submitted to the death sentence, he publicly confessed his traitorous act and returned the 30 pieces of silver (ch 27:3, 4), an act that doubtless embarrassed the Jewish leaders greatly. Later, he committed suicide, and the betrayal money was spent for a potter's field (Mt 27:5—10 Acts 1:18, 19).
Bible passages
- Matthew 27:3-10
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 have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. …
Text of the King James Version.
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