Judas Hangs Himself(A)

(B)Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty (C)pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!

Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and (D)departed, and went and hanged himself.

But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Therefore that field has been called (E)the Field of Blood to this day.

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, (F)“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, 10 and (G)gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

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When Judas, who had betrayed him,(A) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver(B) to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(C)

So Judas threw the money into the temple(D) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(E)

The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood(F) to this day. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:(G) “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”[a](H)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.

18 (A)(Now this man purchased a field with (B)the [a]wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his [b]entrails gushed out.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:18 reward of unrighteousness
  2. Acts 1:18 intestines

18 (With the payment(A) he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field;(B) there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.

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19 And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)

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19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language(A) Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

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