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Matthew 27

Matthew 27:6

Judas Hangs Himself · Matthew 27:3–10
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Translations

Modern
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
Traditional
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Literal
And the chief priests, having taken the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
Latin
Principes autem sacerdotum, acceptis argenteis, dixerunt: Non licet eos mittere in corbonam: quia pretium sanguinis est.

Original

Greek
English
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

Notes

Matthew 27:3–10

There are two stories about Judas's death. This one and the one found in Acts 1:18–19. There are differences between the two stories:

  1. Matthew says the priests bought the field (Matthew 27:6–7), but Acts suggests Judas bought it (Acts 1:18).

  2. Matthew says Judas hanged himself by hanging (Matthew 27:5). Acts says he fell and his body burst open (Acts 1:18).

  3. Matthew says the field of blood was named for its use as a burial place (Matthew 27:7–8). Acts says it was named because of Judas’s violent death (Acts 1:19).

The stories can align if Acts describes the results of Matthew's events.

Matthew 26:57–27:26

The Gospels describe Jesus having five legal hearings:

  1. an informal hearing with Annas (John 18:13–24);

  2. a night hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 26:59–66);

  3. a morning hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:1–2);

  4. a hearing with Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6–12); and

  5. a two-part trial with Pilate (Matthew 27:11–31; see Luke 23:6–12).

These hearings form two main trials, a Jewish trial and a Roman trial.

Theme notes and profiles

Judas Iscariot

Events

Parallels

Zechariah 11:10–17

Places

Corban: Offering dedicated to God; temple treasury

Glossary

Elder Gospel of Matthew Judas Passion Procurator

Topics

Blood: The Price of, not to be Consecrated Bribery: Chief Priests Bribe Judas Christian Minister: Inconsistent Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Prophecies Concerning the Kingdom of Judas (Jude): Surnamed |Iscariot|: Returns the Money to the Rulers of the Jews Treasure-Houses: Solomon's Temple Used For