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See to it yourself.” <a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You will see." <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You shall see to it yourself!” <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> saying, &#8220I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.&#8221 But they said, &#8220What is that to us? See to that yourself!&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!” <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!” <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They replied, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!” <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What’s that to us? ” they said. “See to it yourself! ” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,&#8221 he said.&#8221 What&#8217s that to us?&#8221 they said. &#8220See to it yourself!&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it. <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and said, "I have sinned by betraying a man who has never done anything wrong." "So what? That's your problem," they replied. <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it. <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said, "I've sinned by betraying an innocent man." They replied, "What do we care? That's your problem." <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> "I have sinned by betraying an innocent man to death!" he said. "What do we care about that?" they answered. "That is your business!" <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself." <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,? he said. ?What is that to us?? they replied. ?You bear the responsibility.? <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!" <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it." <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “I sinned, having delivered up innocent blood”; and they said, “What [is that] to us? You will see!” <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You will see." <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!' <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? look thou to it. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> saying, “I have sinned in betraying just blood.” But they said to him: “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> saying, “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? Look to it yourself.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he said, “I have sinned, for I have betrayed innocent blood”, but they said to him, “What is that to us? You know us.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> saying: I have sinned in having delivered up innocent blood. They replied: What is that to us? You will see to that. <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> saying, I sinned betraying the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> saying, I have sinned, in betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I have sinned in betraying the blood of the innocent: and they said, what is it to us? you must look to that. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You may see to that." <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> saying, I have sinned, for I have betrayed innocent blood: but they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-4.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=8553" 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> 3When 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. 4<a href="/greek/264.htm" title="264: Hēmarton (V-AIA-1S) -- Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.">“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: athōon (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,”</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (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.">“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: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us?”</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.">“You</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: opsē (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.”</a> 5So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.…<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="/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="/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_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="/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="/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="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16</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. <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Acts 1:20</a> “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’ <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15</a> 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. <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="/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. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see you to that.I have sinned.<a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">Genesis 42:21,22</a> And they said one to another, We are 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… <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</a> And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.<a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16,17</a> Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you… the innocent.<a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19,23,24,54</a> 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… <a href="/2_kings/24-4.htm">2 Kings 24:4</a> And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.<a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Jeremiah 26:15</a> 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.What.<a href="/matthew/27-25.htm">Matthew 27:25</a> Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.<a href="/acts/18-15.htm">Acts 18:15-17</a> But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters… <a href="/1_timothy/4-2.htm">1 Timothy 4:2</a> Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;see.<a href="/1_samuel/28-16.htm">1 Samuel 28:16-20</a> Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? … <a href="/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4</a> But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.<a href="/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2</a> I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.<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>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>I have sinned by betraying innocent blood, 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>).he said. 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.What is that to us? 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>).they replied. 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.You bear the responsibility. 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. <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 remorse and confession of sin are central to this verse. 2. <a href="/topical/c/chief_priests_and_elders.htm">Chief Priests and Elders</a> Jewish religious leaders who conspired to arrest Jesus and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate. They dismiss Judas's confession, showing their hardened hearts. 3. <a href="/topical/i/innocent_blood.htm">Innocent Blood</a> Refers to Jesus Christ, who was sinless and undeserving of death. This highlights the gravity of Judas's betrayal. 4. <a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a> The place where Judas returned the silver coins, symbolizing his attempt to undo his betrayal. 5. <a href="/topical/b/betrayal.htm">Betrayal</a> The act of delivering Jesus to the authorities, which sets in motion the events leading to His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_sin.htm">The Weight of Sin</a> 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. <a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a> 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. <a href="/topical/t/the_innocence_of_christ.htm">The Innocence of Christ</a> 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. <a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a> 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. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_worldly_remorse.htm">The Futility of Worldly Remorse</a> 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> <a href="/q/key_elements_of_christ's_death_resurrection.htm">What are the key elements of Christ's death and resurrection?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_responsible_for_christ's_death.htm">Who is accountable for the death of Christ?</a> <a href="/q/is_judas_iscariot_in_heaven_or_not.htm">Is Judas Iscariot in heaven or not?</a> <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) I have sinned in that I have betrayed.--More accurately, I sinned in betraying.What is that to us?--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, Horn. in Matt. 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.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - I have sinned. 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>). In that I have betrayed [the] innocent blood (αῖμα ἀθῷον, or, according to some manuscripts, αῖμα δίκαιον, 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. What is that to us? Τί πρὸς ἡμᾶς; See thou to that (σὺ ὄψει, tu videris, 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. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“I have sinned Ἥμαρτον (Hēmarton) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_264.htm">Strong's 264: </a> Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin. by betraying παραδοὺς (paradous) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3860.htm">Strong's 3860: </a> From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit. innocent ἀθῷον (athōon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_121.htm">Strong's 121: </a> (sometimes: unpunished), guiltless, innocent. Not guilty. blood,” αἷμα (haima) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. he said. λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “What [is that] Τί (Ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. us?” ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. they replied. εἶπαν (eipan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “You σὺ (sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. bear the responsibility.” ὄψῃ (opsē) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/27-4.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:4 Saying I have sinned in that (Matt. 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