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Matthew 27

Matthew 27:8

Judas Hangs Himself · Matthew 27:3–10
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Translations

Modern
That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Traditional
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
Literal
Therefore that field was called Field of Blood until this day.
Latin
Propter hoc vocatus est ager ille, Haceldama, hoc est, Ager sanguinis, usque in hodiernum diem.

Original

Greek
English
That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Notes

Matthew 27:8

Field of Blood: This is another way of describing a cemetery (compare Acts 1:18–19).

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

Akeldama: Field purchased with Judas' betrayal money; burial place for strangers

Glossary

Elder Field of Blood Gospel of Matthew Judas Passion Potter’s Field Procurator

Topics

Aceldama: The Field of Blood Bribery: Chief Priests Bribe Judas Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Prophecies Concerning the Kingdom of Judas (Jude): Surnamed |Iscariot|: Returns the Money to the Rulers of the Jews Pottery: Place for Manufacture of, Outside the Wall of Jerusalem, Bought As a Burying Ground for Poor People