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Matthew 27:5

World English Bible

He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.

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Matthew 27:5 in other translations

And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

Matthew 27:5 · American Standard Version

Matthew 27:5 in context

  1. 3Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
  2. 4saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.”
    But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.”
  3. 5He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
  4. 6The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, “It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
  5. 7They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them, to bury strangers in.