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Matthew 27:4 "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood," he said. "What is that to us?" they replied. "You bear the responsibility."

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See to it yourself.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What is that to us?&#8221; they replied. &#8220;You bear the responsibility.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." And they said, "What <i>is that</i> to us? You will see."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What <i>is that</i> to us? see thou <i>to that</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221; And they said, &#8220;What <i>is that</i> to us? You see <i>to it!</i>&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221; But they said, &#8220;What <i>is that</i> to us? You shall see <i>to it</i> yourself!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />saying, &#8220I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221 But they said, &#8220What is that to us? See to that yourself!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221; But they said, &#8220;What is that to us? See <i>to that</i> yourself!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221; But they said, &#8220;What is that to us? See <i>to that</i> yourself!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221; They replied, &#8220;What is that to us? See to that yourself!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What&#8217;s that to us? &#8221; they said. &#8220;See to it yourself! &#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,&#8221 he said.&#8221 What&#8217s that to us?&#8221 they said. &#8220See to it yourself!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and said, "I have sinned by betraying a man who has never done anything wrong." "So what? That's your problem," they replied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />He said, "I've sinned by betraying an innocent man." They replied, "What do we care? That's your problem."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I have sinned by betraying an innocent man to death!" he said. "What do we care about that?" they answered. "That is your business!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,? he said. ?What is that to us?? they replied. ?You bear the responsibility.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and said, "I have sinned, in betraying to death one who is innocent." "What does that matter to us?" they replied; it is your business."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.&#8221; But they said, &#8220;What is that to us? You see to it.&#8221; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;I sinned, having delivered up innocent blood&#8221;; and they said, &#8220;What [is that] to us? You will see!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." And they said, "What <i>is that</i> to us? You will see."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? look thou to it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned in betraying just blood.&#8221; But they said to him: &#8220;What is that to us? See to it yourself.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />saying, &#8220;I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.&#8221; They said, &#8220;What is that to us? Look to it yourself.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said, &#8220;I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221; But they said, &#8220;What is that to us? See to it yourself.&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said, I have sinned, because I have betrayed innocent blood. But they said to him, What is that to us? You know better.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he said, &#8220;I have sinned, for I have betrayed innocent blood&#8221;, but they said to him, &#8220;What is that to us? You know us.&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />saying: I have sinned in having delivered up innocent blood. They replied: What is that to us? You will see to that.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />saying, I sinned betraying the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />saying, I have sinned, in betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />I have sinned in betraying the blood of the innocent: and they said, what is it to us? you must look to that.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and said, "I have sinned, in betraying to death one who is innocent." "What does that matter to us?" they replied; it is your business."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What <i>is that</i> to us? You may see to that."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />saying, I have sinned, for I have betrayed innocent blood: but they said, What <i>is that</i> to us? see thou <i>to that.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/27-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8553" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Judas Hangs Himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3</span>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. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/264.htm" title="264: H&#275;marton (V-AIA-1S) -- Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.">&#8220;I have sinned</a> <a href="/greek/3860.htm" title="3860: paradous (V-APA-NMS) -- From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.">by betraying</a> <a href="/greek/121.htm" title="121: ath&#333;on (Adj-ANS) -- (sometimes: unpunished), guiltless, innocent. Not guilty.">innocent</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haima (N-ANS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">blood,&#8221;</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: leg&#333;n (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">he said.</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Ti (IPro-NNS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">&#8220;What is that</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: h&#275;mas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us?&#8221;</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipan (V-AIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">they replied.</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sy (PPro-N2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">&#8220;You</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: ops&#275; (V-FIM-2S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">bear the responsibility.&#8221;</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18-19</a></span><br />(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.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a></span><br />Then I told them, &#8220;If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.&#8221; So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, &#8220;Throw it to the potter&#8221;&#8212;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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a></span><br />Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-25.htm">Psalm 69:25</a></span><br />May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-8.htm">Psalm 109:8</a></span><br />May his days be few; may another take his position.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Jeremiah 19:1-13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: &#8220;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, &#8216;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, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">Jeremiah 32:6-9</a></span><br />Jeremiah replied, &#8220;The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, &#8216;Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.&#8217; / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, &#8216;Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.&#8217;&#8221; Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a></span><br />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&#8217;s tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-12.htm">John 17:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a></span><br />I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: &#8216;The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16</a></span><br />&#8220;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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Acts 1:20</a></span><br />&#8220;For it is written in the book of Psalms: &#8216;May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,&#8217; and, &#8216;May another take his position.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15</a></span><br />and asked, &#8220;What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?&#8221; And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-24.htm">Matthew 26:24</a></span><br />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.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Luke 22:3-6</a></span><br />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. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see you to that.</p><p class="hdg">I have sinned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Genesis 42:21,22</a></b></br> And they said one to another, We <i>are</i> verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</a></b></br> And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD <i>is</i> righteous, and I and my people <i>are</i> wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16,17</a></b></br> Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">the innocent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19,23,24,54</a></b></br> When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">2 Kings 24:4</a></b></br> And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Jeremiah 26:15</a></b></br> But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-25.htm">Matthew 27:25</a></b></br> Then answered all the people, and said, His blood <i>be</i> on us, and on our children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/18-15.htm">Acts 18:15-17</a></b></br> But if it be a question of words and names, and <i>of</i> your law, look ye <i>to it</i>; for I will be no judge of such <i>matters</i>&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/4-2.htm">1 Timothy 4:2</a></b></br> Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;</p><p class="hdg">see.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/28-16.htm">1 Samuel 28:16-20</a></b></br> Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4</a></b></br> But ye <i>are</i> forgers of lies, ye <i>are</i> all physicians of no value.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2</a></b></br> I have heard many such things: miserable comforters <i>are</i> ye all.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Betrayed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-48.htm">Betraying</a> <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/matthew/25-16.htm">Business</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Responsibility</a> <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-14.htm">That's</a> <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/matthew/22-29.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/3-19.htm">Betrayed</a> <a href="/mark/14-41.htm">Betraying</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/mark/1-24.htm">Business</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/27-18.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">Guiltless</a> <a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/colossians/1-25.htm">Responsibility</a> <a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">That's</a> <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/mark/6-18.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a></span><br></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><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,</b><br>This phrase is spoken by Judas Iscariot, who acknowledges his wrongdoing in betraying Jesus. The concept of "innocent blood" is significant in Jewish law, which emphasizes the sanctity of life and the prohibition against shedding innocent blood (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-10.htm">Deuteronomy 19:10</a>). Judas's admission of sin highlights the gravity of his actions and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies regarding the betrayal of the Messiah (<a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a>, <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a>). The term "innocent" underscores Jesus's sinlessness, aligning with the New Testament portrayal of Christ as the spotless Lamb (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>).<p><b>he said.</b><br>Judas's confession is verbal, indicating a moment of realization and remorse. This moment is crucial in the narrative, as it shows Judas's internal conflict and recognition of his betrayal's moral implications. His statement is a rare instance of direct speech from Judas, providing insight into his character and the weight of his actions.<p><b>What is that to us?</b><br>The response from the chief priests and elders reveals their indifference to Judas's remorse and the moral implications of their actions. This rhetorical question indicates their focus on legalistic and political concerns rather than justice or righteousness. Their lack of empathy and responsibility contrasts with the teachings of the law, which emphasize justice and mercy (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>).<p><b>they replied.</b><br>The religious leaders' reply is dismissive, highlighting their role in the conspiracy against Jesus. Their response fulfills the prophecy of the leaders' rejection of the Messiah (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>). This interaction underscores the theme of spiritual blindness and the failure of the religious establishment to recognize Jesus as the promised Savior.<p><b>You bear the responsibility.</b><br>The leaders place the burden of guilt solely on Judas, absolving themselves of any wrongdoing. This statement reflects the theme of personal responsibility and the consequences of sin. It also foreshadows the ultimate responsibility that Jesus will bear on the cross for the sins of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-6</a>). The leaders' refusal to accept their part in the betrayal contrasts with the Christian understanding of collective sin and the need for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judas_iscariot.htm">Judas Iscariot</a></b><br>One of the twelve disciples of Jesus, who betrayed Him for thirty pieces of silver. His remorse and confession of sin are central to this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chief_priests_and_elders.htm">Chief Priests and Elders</a></b><br>Jewish religious leaders who conspired to arrest Jesus and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate. They dismiss Judas's confession, showing their hardened hearts.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/innocent_blood.htm">Innocent Blood</a></b><br>Refers to Jesus Christ, who was sinless and undeserving of death. This highlights the gravity of Judas's betrayal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a></b><br>The place where Judas returned the silver coins, symbolizing his attempt to undo his betrayal.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/betrayal.htm">Betrayal</a></b><br>The act of delivering Jesus to the authorities, which sets in motion the events leading to His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_sin.htm">The Weight of Sin</a></b><br>Judas's confession, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood," underscores the heavy burden of sin and the importance of repentance. True repentance involves turning away from sin and seeking forgiveness from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>The response of the chief priests and elders, "What is that to us?" illustrates the danger of a hardened heart that is indifferent to sin and its consequences. Believers are called to maintain a tender heart towards God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_innocence_of_christ.htm">The Innocence of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus is described as "innocent blood," emphasizing His sinlessness and the injustice of His condemnation. This serves as a reminder of the perfect sacrifice He made for humanity's sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>The phrase "You bear the responsibility" highlights the personal accountability each individual has for their actions. Believers must acknowledge their sins and seek God's grace for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_worldly_remorse.htm">The Futility of Worldly Remorse</a></b><br>Judas's remorse led to despair rather than redemption. This teaches that worldly sorrow without turning to God can lead to hopelessness, whereas godly sorrow leads to repentance and life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_elements_of_christ's_death_resurrection.htm">What are the key elements of Christ's death and resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_responsible_for_christ's_death.htm">Who is accountable for the death of Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_judas_iscariot_in_heaven_or_not.htm">Is Judas Iscariot in heaven or not?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_it_called_field_of_blood.htm">Why is the field called Field of Blood? Because the priests bought it with the blood money (Matthew 27:8) Because of the bloody death of Judas therein (Acts 1:19)</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>(4) <span class= "bld">I have sinned in that I have betrayed.</span>--More accurately, <span class= "ital">I sinned in betraying.</span><p><span class= "bld">What is that to us</span>?--We instinctively feel, as we read these words, that deep as was the guilt of Judas, that of those who thus mocked him was deeper still. Speaking after the manner of men, we may say that a word of sympathy and true counsel might have saved him even then. His confession was as the germ of repentance, but this repulse drove him back upon despair, and he had not the courage or the faith to turn to the great Absolver; and so his life closed as in a blackness of darkness; and if we ask the question, Is there any hope? We dare not answer. Possibly there mingled with his agony, as has been suggested by one at least of the great teachers of the Church (Origen, <span class= "ital">Horn. in Matt.</span> 35), some confused thought that in the world of the dead, behind the veil, he might meet his Lord and confess his guilt to Him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have sinned.</span> He confesses his sin, indeed, yet not to God, but to the partners and instigators of his crime, and this, not with godly sorrow, but in self-disgust and vexation of spirit that could not be repressed. His was the sorrow that worketh death (<a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">In that I</span> <span class="cmt_word">have betrayed</span> [<span class="cmt_word">the</span>] <span class="cmt_word">innocent blood</span> (<span class="greek">&#x3b1;&#x1fd6;&#x3bc;&#x3b1;&#x20;&#x1f00;&#x3b8;&#x1ff7;&#x3bf;&#x3bd;</span>, or, according to some manuscripts, <span class="greek">&#x3b1;&#x1fd6;&#x3bc;&#x3b1;&#x20;&#x3b4;&#x1f77;&#x3ba;&#x3b1;&#x3b9;&#x3bf;&#x3bd;</span>, but in either case without the article). By speaking of "blood," he showed that he knew the murder was certain. Judas seems to have had no faith in Christ's Divinity, but he had perfect assurance of his holiness and innocence, and felt, and endeavoured to make the rulers feel, that an iniquitous sentence had been passed, and that a guiltless person was condemned to death. This consideration added to the bitterness of his regret. But he obtained no comfort from the hardened and unfeeling priests. They had gotten what they had desired. The question of Christ's moral guilt or innocence was nothing to them; equally indifferent to them was the fierce remorse of Judas. <span class="cmt_word">What is that to us?</span> <span class="greek">&#x3a4;&#x1f77;&#x20;&#x3c0;&#x3c1;&#x1f78;&#x3c2;&#x20;&#x1f21;&#x3bc;&#x1fb6;&#x3c2;</span>; <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>See thou to that</span> (<span class="greek">&#x3c3;&#x1f7a;&#x20;&#x1f44;&#x3c8;&#x3b5;&#x3b9;</span>, <span class="accented">tu videris</span>, equivalent to "that is your concern," as in ver. 24). A more unfeeling, nay, fiendish answer could not have been given. It threw the wretched man back on himself, left him alone with his remorse, the blackness of his night unrelieved by any ray of human sympathy. In their own obduracy and impenitence they scorn the weakness of their miserable tool. As Bengel well moralizes, "Impii in facto consortes, post factum deserunt; pii, in facto non consortes, postea medentur." To sympathize with repentance is the duty and the privilege of the Christian; to deride and scoff at the returning sinner is devilish. It is profitable to contrast the sincere repentance of Peter after his fall with the remorse of the despairing Judas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">&#8220;I have sinned</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7981;&#956;&#945;&#961;&#964;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(H&#275;marton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_264.htm">Strong's 264: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by betraying</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#945;&#961;&#945;&#948;&#959;&#8058;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(paradous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3860.htm">Strong's 3860: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">innocent</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7936;&#952;&#8183;&#959;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(ath&#333;on)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_121.htm">Strong's 121: </a> </span><span class="str2">(sometimes: unpunished), guiltless, innocent. Not guilty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood,&#8221;</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#7991;&#956;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(haima)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he said.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#955;&#941;&#947;&#969;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(leg&#333;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;What [is that]</span><br /><span class="grk">&#932;&#943;</span> <span class="translit">(Ti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">&#960;&#961;&#8056;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us?&#8221;</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7969;&#956;&#8118;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#275;mas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they replied.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#949;&#7990;&#960;&#945;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(eipan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;You</span><br /><span class="grk">&#963;&#8058;</span> <span class="translit">(sy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bear the responsibility.&#8221;</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8004;&#968;&#8131;</span> <span class="translit">(ops&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/27-4.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:4 Saying I have sinned in that (Matt. 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