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Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines. <a href="/esv/acts/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/bsb/acts/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. <a href="/blb/acts/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> (Then indeed this man acquired a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and having fallen headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/kjv/acts/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/nkjv/acts/1.htm">New King James Version</a> (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out. <a href="/nasb_/acts/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/nasb/acts/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/nasb77/acts/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/lsb/acts/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his unrighteousness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/amp/acts/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> (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. <a href="/csb/acts/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst, his body burst open and his intestines spilled out. <a href="/hcsb/acts/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst and burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out. <a href="/asv/acts/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> (Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/cev/acts/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out. <a href="/erv/acts/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> (Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/gwt/acts/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> With the money he received from the wrong he had done, he bought a piece of land where he fell headfirst to his death. His body split open, and all his internal organs came out. <a href="/gnt/acts/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> With the money that Judas got for his evil act he bought a field, where he fell to his death; he burst open and all his insides spilled out. <a href="/isv/acts/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> (Now this man bought a field with the money he got for his crime. Falling on his face, he burst open in the middle, and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/msb/acts/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. <a href="/net/acts/1.htm">NET Bible</a> (Now this man Judas acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/nheb/acts/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headfirst his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/wbt/acts/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/wey/acts/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> (Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled. <a href="/web/acts/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> (This one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst apart in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth, <a href="/blb/acts/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> (Then indeed this man acquired a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and having fallen headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. <a href="/ylt/acts/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth, <a href="/slt/acts/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Truly this therefore purchased a place from the wages of iniquity; and being bent forward, he brake in pieces in the midst, and all his entrails were poured out.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst: and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/cpdv/acts/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this man certainly possessed an estate from the wages of iniquity, and so, having been hanged, he burst open in the middle and all his internal organs poured out. <a href="/nabre/acts/1.htm">New American Bible</a> He bought a parcel of land with the wages of his iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He is the one who earned for himself a field with the price of sin; and falling headlong, he burst open in the midst and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “This is the one who purchased a field for himself with the reward of sin and he fell on his face on the ground, and all his insides burst from within him and gushed out.” <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Therefore he purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. <a href="/godbey/acts/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then indeed he purchased a field by the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels burst out; <a href="/haweis/acts/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> This man indeed accordingly purchased a spot of ground with the wages of iniquity; and projected forward, he burst in the midst, and all his bowels fell out. <a href="/mace/acts/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but after he had purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity, he fell down, his belly burst, and all his bowels gushed out: <a href="/wey/acts/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> (Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled. <a href="/worrell/acts/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> This man, therefore, acquired a field with the reward of unrighteousness; and, falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out; <a href="/worsley/acts/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> (Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling down on his face, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out: <a href="/parallel/acts/1-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=167" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/1.htm">Matthias Replaces Judas</a> …17He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” 18<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">(Now</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3408.htm" title="3408: misthou (N-GMS) -- (a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment. Apparently a primary word; pay for service, good or bad.">the reward</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for his</a> <a href="/greek/93.htm" title="93: adikias (N-GFS) -- Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. From adikos; injustice; morally, wrongfulness.">wickedness</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">Judas</a> <a href="/greek/2932.htm" title="2932: ektēsato (V-AIM-3S) -- (a) I acquire, win, get, purchase, buy, (b) I possess, win mastery over. A primary verb; to get, i.e. Acquire.">bought</a> <a href="/greek/5564.htm" title="5564: chōrion (N-ANS) -- A place, piece of land, field, property, estate. Diminutive of chora; a spot or plot of ground.">a field;</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">there</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genomenos (V-APM-NMS) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">he fell</a> <a href="/greek/4248.htm" title="4248: prēnēs (Adj-NMS) -- Falling headlong, prone. From pro; leaning forward, i.e. Head foremost.">headlong</a> <a href="/greek/2997.htm" title="2997: elakēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- A strengthened form of a primary verb, which only occurs in this and another prolonged form as alternate in certain tenses; to crack open.">and burst open</a> <a href="/greek/3319.htm" title="3319: mesos (Adj-NMS) -- Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun).">in the middle,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4698.htm" title="4698: splanchna (N-NNP) -- Probably strengthened from splen; an intestine; figuratively, pity or sympathy.">intestines</a> <a href="/greek/1632.htm" title="1632: exechythē (V-AIP-3S) -- Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow.">spilled out.</a> 19This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-10</a> When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. ... <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a> Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a> Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. <a href="/psalms/69-25.htm">Psalm 69:25</a> May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. <a href="/psalms/109-8.htm">Psalm 109:8</a> May his days be few; may another take his position. <a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a> I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’ <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a> Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus. <a href="/mark/14-10.htm">Mark 14:10-11</a> Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus. <a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Luke 22:3-6</a> Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. / And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted and agreed to give him money. ... <a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a> When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb. <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Jeremiah 19:1-13</a> This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests, / and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you, / saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring, ... <a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">Jeremiah 32:6-9</a> Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. ... <a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15-16</a> They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. / But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. <a href="/numbers/22-28.htm">Numbers 22:28-30</a> Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?” / Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!” / But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied. <a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">2 Samuel 15:12</a> While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.this.<a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-10</a> 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, … with.<a href="/numbers/22-7.htm">Numbers 22:7,17</a> And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak… <a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Joshua 7:21-26</a> When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it… <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">2 Kings 5:20-27</a> But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him… and falling.<a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Psalm 55:15,23</a> Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them… <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Matthew 27:5</a> And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/12-46.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/john/20-12.htm">Body</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/luke/23-18.htm">Burst</a> <a href="/mark/13-28.htm">Bursting</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-21.htm">Downwards</a> <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">End</a> <a 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href="/acts/22-6.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/acts/3-26.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 1</div>1. <a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Christ, preparing his apostles to the beholding of his ascension, .</a> 4. <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">gathers them together unto the Mount of Olives, </a> 6. <a href="/acts/1-6.htm">commands them to expect in Jerusalem the sending down of the Holy Spirit, </a> 9. <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">and ascends into heaven in their sight</a> 10. <a href="/acts/1-10.htm">After his ascension they are warned by two angels to depart, and to set their minds upon his second coming.</a> 12. <a href="/acts/1-12.htm">They accordingly return, and, giving themselves to prayer, </a> 23. <a href="/acts/1-23.htm">choose Matthias apostle in the place of Judas.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new 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width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver is a pivotal event in the New Testament. This phrase highlights the consequences of Judas's actions, emphasizing the moral and spiritual implications of his betrayal. The "reward" refers to the payment he received for betraying Jesus, which is seen as tainted by his wickedness. This connects to <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-5</a>, where Judas, filled with remorse, returns the silver to the chief priests and elders, acknowledging his sin.Judas bought a field The field, known as the "Field of Blood" or Akeldama, is traditionally located in the Hinnom Valley near Jerusalem. This purchase is indirectly attributed to Judas, as the chief priests used the returned silver to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners (<a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Matthew 27:6-8</a>). This act fulfills the prophecy found in <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a>, which speaks of the thirty pieces of silver and the potter's field.there he fell headlong This phrase describes the manner of Judas's death, which has been a subject of much discussion. While <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Matthew 27:5</a> states that Judas hanged himself, this account suggests a different or subsequent event. Some scholars propose that the rope or branch may have broken, causing his body to fall. This detail underscores the tragic and violent end of Judas's life, serving as a stark warning about the consequences of sin and betrayal.and burst open in the middle The graphic description of Judas's body bursting open is unique to this account. It emphasizes the physical and gruesome nature of his death, which can be seen as a reflection of the spiritual corruption and internal turmoil that led to his betrayal. This imagery serves as a powerful reminder of the destructive power of sin.and all his intestines spilled out This vivid detail further illustrates the severity of Judas's demise. In the cultural context of the time, such a death would be considered shameful and dishonorable. The spilling of intestines can symbolize the complete exposure and judgment of Judas's inner corruption. This account, combined with the purchase of the field, fulfills the prophecy and serves as a somber conclusion to Judas's story, contrasting with the hope and redemption offered through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/judas_iscariot.htm">Judas Iscariot</a> One of the twelve apostles of Jesus, known for betraying Jesus to the religious authorities for thirty pieces of silver. His actions led to Jesus' arrest and crucifixion. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a> Referred to as the "Field of Blood" (Akeldama), it was purchased with the money Judas received for betraying Jesus. This field became associated with his tragic end. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_judas'_death.htm">The Event of Judas' Death</a> The verse describes the gruesome death of Judas, which serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of his betrayal and the fulfillment of prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Judas' account is a powerful reminder of the destructive nature of sin and the severe consequences that can follow when one turns away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The events surrounding Judas' betrayal and death highlight the sovereignty of God and the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, reinforcing the reliability of Scripture. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Judas' remorse did not lead to true repentance. This teaches us the importance of genuine repentance and turning back to God for forgiveness and restoration. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_betrayal.htm">Guarding Against Betrayal</a> Judas' betrayal serves as a warning to guard our hearts against deceit and betrayal, emphasizing the need for integrity and faithfulness in our relationships. <a href="/topical/t/the_tragic_end_of_unrepentant_sin.htm">The Tragic End of Unrepentant Sin</a> Judas' tragic end illustrates the ultimate despair and destruction that can result from unrepentant sin, urging us to seek God's grace and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 1</a> <a href="/q/how_do_matthew_27_5_and_acts_1_18_align.htm">Matthew 27:5 describes Judas hanging himself, yet Acts 1:18 gives a different account; how can these two explanations be reconciled? </a> <a href="/q/who_bought_potter's_field.htm">Who bought the Potter’s Field? (Matthew 27:7 vs. Acts 1:18)</a> <a href="/q/what's_akeldama's_significance.htm">What is the significance of Akeldama, the field of blood?</a> <a href="/q/judas's_true_role_in_jesus's_fate.htm">What is Judas's true role in Jesus's fate?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18, 19) Now this man purchased a field.--Better, acquired, got possession of, a field, the Greek not necessarily including the idea of buying. On the difficulties presented by a comparison of this account with that in <a href="/context/matthew/27-5.htm" title="And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.">Matthew 27:5-8</a>, see Note on that passage. Here the field bought with Judas's money is spoken of as that which he gained as the reward of his treachery. The details that follow are additions to the briefer statement of St. Matthew, but are obviously not incompatible with it. Nor is there any necessity for assuming, as some have done, that there were two fields known as Aceldama, one that which the priests had bought, and the other that which was the scene of Judas's death. The whole passage must be regarded as a note of the historian, not as part of the speech of St. Peter. It was not likely that he, speaking to disciples, all of whom knew the Aramaic, or popular Hebrew of Palestine, should stop to explain that Aceldama meant "in their proper tongue, The field of blood."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - Obtained for purchased, A.V., an unnecessary change; his iniquity for iniquity, A.V. It is obvious that this verso and ver. 19, which are placed in a parenthesis in the R.V., are not part of St. Peter's discourse, but are explanatory words inserted by St. Luke for the instruction of Theophilus and his other readers. Falling headlong; i.e. from the tree or gallows on which he hung himself (see <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-8</a>). The only apparent discrepancies in the accounts of St. Matthew and St. Luke in regard to the purchase of the field, and the name given to it, are that, according to St. Matthew's more detailed account, it was the chief priests who actually purchased the field with Judas's money, whereas St. Luke says, less accurately, that Judas purchased it. Again, St. Matthew explains the name Akel-dama as being given to the field because it was the price of the "innocent blood" of Jesus betrayed by Judas, whereas St. Luke's account rather suggests that it was Judas's own blood shed in his fall which gave the name. But both accounts of the name might be true, some understanding the name in one sense and some in the other. (Compare the different accounts of the name of Beer-sheba in <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a> and Genesis 26:32, 33; of the origin of the proverb, "Is Saul among the prophets?" <a href="/1_samuel/10-11.htm">1 Samuel 10:11, 12</a> and 1 Sam 20:24; and other similar cases.) Though, however, there is no serious discrepancy between St. Luke and St. Matthew, it is probable, from the variations above named, that St. Luke had not seen St. Matthew's account. <a href="/commentaries/acts/1-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>( οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. With ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [the] reward μισθοῦ (misthou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3408.htm">Strong's 3408: </a> (a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment. Apparently a primary word; pay for service, good or bad. of [his] τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wickedness ἀδικίας (adikias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_93.htm">Strong's 93: </a> Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. From adikos; injustice; morally, wrongfulness. [Judas] Οὗτος (Houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. bought ἐκτήσατο (ektēsato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> (a) I acquire, win, get, purchase, buy, (b) I possess, win mastery over. A primary verb; to get, i.e. Acquire. a field, χωρίον (chōrion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> A place, piece of land, field, property, estate. Diminutive of chora; a spot or plot of ground. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. falling γενόμενος (genomenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. headlong, πρηνὴς (prēnēs) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4248.htm">Strong's 4248: </a> Falling headlong, prone. From pro; leaning forward, i.e. Head foremost. he burst open ἐλάκησεν (elakēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2997.htm">Strong's 2997: </a> A strengthened form of a primary verb, which only occurs in this and another prolonged form as alternate in certain tenses; to crack open. in [the] middle μέσος (mesos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3319.htm">Strong's 3319: </a> Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. intestines σπλάγχνα (splanchna) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4698.htm">Strong's 4698: </a> Probably strengthened from splen; an intestine; figuratively, pity or sympathy. spilled out. ἐξεχύθη (exechythē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1632.htm">Strong's 1632: </a> Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 1:18 Now this man obtained a field (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/1-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 1:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 1:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/1-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 1:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 1:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>