Matthew 27:3-10
New American Standard Bible
3 Then when (A)Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned (B)the thirty [a]pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? (C)You shall see to it yourself!” 5 And he threw the pieces of silver into (D)the temple sanctuary and left; and (E)he went away and hanged himself. 6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them in the temple treasury, since it is money paid for blood.” 7 And they conferred together and [b]with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers. 8 (F)For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “(G)And [c]they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the One whose price had been set by the sons of Israel; 10 (H)and [d]they gave them for the Potter’s Field, just as the Lord directed me.”
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- Matthew 27:3 Or silver shekels
- Matthew 27:7 Lit from them
- Matthew 27:9 Or I took; cf. Zech 11:13
- Matthew 27:10 Some early mss I gave
Matthew 27:3-10
International Standard Version
The Death of Judas(A)
3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, regretted what had happened when he saw that Jesus[a] was condemned. He brought the 30 pieces of silver back to the high priests and elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent[b] blood.”
But they replied, “What do we care? Attend to that yourself.” 5 Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.
6 The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the Temple treasury, because it is blood money.” 7 So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter’s Field as a burial ground for foreigners. 8 That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then what had been declared through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said,
“They[c] took the 30 pieces of silver,
the value of the man on whom a price had been set by the Israelis,
10 and they[d] gave them for the potter’s field,
as the Lord commanded me.”[e]
Footnotes
- Matthew 27:3 Lit. he
- Matthew 27:4 Other mss. read righteous
- Matthew 27:9 Or I
- Matthew 27:10 Other mss. read I
- Matthew 27:10 Cf. Zech 11:12-13; Jer 32:6-9
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