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Then he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself. <a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. <a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having cast down the pieces of silver into the temple, he withdrew, and having gone away, hanged himself. <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and left; and he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he threw the pieces of silver into the sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he threw the pieces of silver into the sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself. <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So he threw the silver into the temple and departed. Then he went and hanged himself. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So he threw the silver into the sanctuary and departed. Then he went and hanged himself. <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Judas threw the money into the temple and then went out and hanged himself. <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So he threw the money into the temple, went away, and hanged himself. <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> Judas threw the coins down in the Temple and left; then he went off and hanged himself. <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself. <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself. <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself. <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Flinging the shekels into the Sanctuary he left the place, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And having cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and having gone away, he strangled himself. <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having cast down the pieces of silver into the temple, he withdrew, and having gone away, hanged himself. <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself. <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having cast down the silver coins in the temple, he withdrew and having gone away, he strangled him self.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed: and went and hanged himself with an halter. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed. And going out, he hanged himself with a snare. <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went off and hanged himself. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then he threw the silver in the temple, and departed; and he went and hanged himself. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he cast the silver into The Temple and departed, and he went and hanged himself.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he threw down the money in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And throwing down the money in the temple, he departed; and having gone away hung himself. <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And throwing down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed; and going out, hanged himself. <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Flinging the shekels into the Sanctuary he left the place, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, throwing the pieces of silver into the temple, he withdrew; and, going away, he hanged himself. <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-5.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/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8563" 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/matthew/27.htm">Judas Hangs Himself</a> …4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” 5<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/4496.htm" title="4496: rhipsas (V-APA-NMS) -- A primary verb; to fling (see in ekteino), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit; by extension, to disperse.">Judas threw</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/694.htm" title="694: argyria (N-ANP) -- Neuter of a presumed derivative of arguros; silvery, i.e. cash; specially, a silverling.">silver</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naon (N-AMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple</a> <a href="/greek/402.htm" title="402: anechōrēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From ana and choreo; to retire.">and left.</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apelthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">Then he went away</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/519.htm" title="519: apēnxato (V-AIM-3S) -- To choke, strangle; mid: I strangle or hang myself. From apo and agcho; to strangle oneself off.">hanged himself.</a> 6The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”…<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="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18-19</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. / This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) <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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/matthew/26-24.htm">Matthew 26:24</a> The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.” <a href="/john/13-27.htm">John 13:27-30</a> And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” / But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him. / Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor. ... <a href="/john/17-12.htm">John 17:12</a> While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16-17</a> “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” <a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Acts 1:25</a> to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.” <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a> For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God. <a href="/psalms/109-7.htm">Psalm 109:7-8</a> When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin. / May his days be few; may another take his position. <a href="/zechariah/11-4.htm">Zechariah 11:4-14</a> This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter, / whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them. / For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.and departed.<a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a> Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.<a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4,5</a> Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it… <a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a> And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/27-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Flinging</a> <a href="/matthew/18-6.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas</a> <a href="/matthew/26-9.htm">Money</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/matthew/21-39.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Throwing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Flinging</a> <a href="/mark/9-42.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/luke/19-48.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/mark/3-19.htm">Judas</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Money</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/mark/3-10.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Throwing</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div>1. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a> 39. <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a> 50. <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a> 62. <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</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 Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, had betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, fulfilling the prophecy in <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a>. The act of throwing the silver into the temple signifies Judas's remorse and rejection of the blood money. The temple, specifically the area where the priests operated, was a sacred place, and Judas's action indicates a desperate attempt to rid himself of the guilt associated with his betrayal. The silver coins, likely Tyrian shekels, were used for temple offerings, adding irony to the situation as they were now tainted by betrayal. This act also reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the gravity of Judas's actions.Then he went away and hanged himself. Judas's suicide is a tragic end to his story, highlighting the severe consequences of his betrayal. In the cultural context of the time, hanging was a method of suicide that indicated deep shame and despair. This act of self-destruction contrasts with Peter's repentance after denying Jesus, showing different responses to sin and guilt. Judas's death is also mentioned in <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18</a>, where it describes his body falling and bursting open, which some scholars reconcile as a result of the hanging. Judas's demise serves as a somber reminder of the spiritual and moral consequences of rejecting Christ and the importance of seeking forgiveness and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/judas_iscariot.htm">Judas Iscariot</a> One of the twelve disciples of Jesus, who betrayed Him for thirty pieces of silver. His actions and subsequent remorse are central to this verse. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The holy place in Jerusalem where Judas threw the silver coins. It symbolizes the religious center of Jewish life and worship. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_chief_priests_and_elders.htm">The Chief Priests and Elders</a> Religious leaders who conspired to arrest Jesus and paid Judas for his betrayal. They represent the religious authority of the time. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_thirty_pieces_of_silver.htm">The Thirty Pieces of Silver</a> The price for which Judas betrayed Jesus, fulfilling the prophecy in <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a>. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judas'_suicide.htm">Judas' Suicide</a> The tragic end of Judas' life, highlighting the despair and guilt he felt after betraying Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_betrayal.htm">The Consequences of Betrayal</a> Judas' account is a sobering reminder of the destructive power of betrayal and the heavy burden of guilt it can bring. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_worldly_remorse.htm">The Futility of Worldly Remorse</a> Judas' remorse led to despair rather than repentance. True repentance leads to life, while worldly sorrow leads to death. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_forgiveness.htm">The Importance of Seeking Forgiveness</a> Unlike Peter, who sought forgiveness after denying Jesus, Judas did not seek reconciliation, highlighting the importance of turning to God in times of failure. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Judas' actions, though tragic, were part of God's sovereign plan, fulfilling prophecies and demonstrating God's control over history. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_religious_leaders.htm">The Role of Religious Leaders</a> The involvement of the chief priests and elders in Judas' betrayal serves as a warning against religious hypocrisy and the misuse of authority.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</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/can_a_christian_who_suicides_be_saved.htm">Can a Christian who commits suicide attain salvation?</a> <a href="/q/christian_view_on_suicide.htm">What is the Christian perspective on suicide?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_suicide.htm">What does the Bible say about suicide?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) He cast down the pieces of silver in the temple.--The Greek word for "Temple" is that which specially denotes (as in <a href="/matthew/23-16.htm" title="Woe to you, you blind guides, which say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!">Matthew 23:16</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm" title="And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.">Matthew 26:61</a>; <a href="/john/2-19.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.">John 2:19</a>), not the whole building, but the "sanctuary," which only the priests could enter. They had stood, it would seem, talking with Judas before the veil or curtain which screened it from the outer court, and he hurled or flung it into the Holy Place.Hanged himself.--The word is the same as that used of Ahithophel, in the Greek version of <a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm" title="And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulcher of his father.">2Samuel 17:23</a>, and is a perfectly accurate rendering. Some difficulties present themselves on comparing this brief record with <a href="/acts/1-18.htm" title="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.">Acts 1:18</a>, which will be best examined in the Notes on that passage. Briefly, it may be said here that the horrors there recorded may have been caused by the self-murderer's want of skill, or the trembling agony that could not tie the noose firm enough. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - He cast down the pieces of silver in the temple (ἐν τᾷ ναῷ, in the sanctuary, or, as good manuscripts read, εἰς τὸν ναόν, into the sanctuary). The priests were in the priests' court (which would be included in the term ναός), separated by a stone partition from the court of the Gentiles. Into the latter area Judas had pressed; and, hurrying to the wall of division, he flung the cursed shekels with all his force into the inner place, as if to rescind the iniquitous contract and to cast away its pollution. He departed. He rushed away from the temple and the city into solitude, down into and across the valley of Hinnom, up the steep sides of the overhanging mountain - anywhere to escape human eyes, and, if it might be, to flee from himself. Vain endeavour! The memory of his useless crime haunts him; he has no hope in earth or heaven; life under this burden is no longer supportable. Went and hanged himself (ἀπήγξατο, he strangled himself; laqueo se suspendit, Vulgate). He mounted some precipitous rock, and unwinding the girdle (for it was unnecessary to find and take a rope with him) which he wore, and in which he had doubtless carried the pieces of silver, fastened it round his neck, and securing it to some tree or projecting stone, flung himself from the height. The horrible result is told by St. Peter in his first address to the disciples (Acts 1:48), "Falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out." This may have resulted from the breaking of the girdle. A fragment of Papias gives another explanation, recounting that he was crushed and disembowelled by a passing waggon. Thus Judas, the only man concerning whom the terrible expression is used, went "to his own place" (<a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Acts 1:25</a>). he is the Ahithophel of the New Testament (<a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a>: <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a>). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [Judas] threw ῥίψας (rhipsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4496.htm">Strong's 4496: </a> A primary verb; to fling (see in ekteino), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit; by extension, to disperse. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <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. silver ἀργύρια (argyria) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_694.htm">Strong's 694: </a> Neuter of a presumed derivative of arguros; silvery, i.e. cash; specially, a silverling. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine 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. temple ναὸν (naon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple. and left. ἀνεχώρησεν (anechōrēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_402.htm">Strong's 402: </a> From ana and choreo; to retire. Then he went away ἀπελθὼν (apelthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. hanged himself. ἀπήγξατο (apēnxato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> To choke, strangle; mid: I strangle or hang myself. 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