“ And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. ”
And gave them - In Zechariah it is, I gave them. Here it is represented as being given by the priests. The meaning is not, however, different. It is, that this price “was given” for the potter’s...
The Death of Judas. Mt. only, but for a variant account see Acts 1:18 f. This section breaks the narrative, and its historicity is not beyond question. The evangelist has in mind Zechariah 11:12...
as . according to what. Greek. katha. Occurs only here. appointed. Greek. suntasso. Occurs only in Matthew (here and Matthew 26:19 ).
10. As the Lord appointed me. By this clause Matthew confirms the statement, that this was not done without the providence of God; because, while they have a different object in view, they u...
DISCOURSE: 1407 THE DISPOSAL OF THE MONEY PAID TO THE TRAITOR JUDAS Matthew 27:9-10 . Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of s...
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
Then was fulfilled, &c.— I. Concerning this prophesy we must, first, remark, that Zachary, not Jeremy, is the prophet in whose writings this passage is found. Some learned men have supposed,...
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. Never was a complicated prophecy, otherwise hopelessly dark, mo...
Before Pilate. The Crucifixion 1, 2. Jesus delivered to Pilate ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 : see on Jn).
Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1-75 - Matthew 27:1-56 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large pr...
the Betrayer's Remorse and Suicide Matthew 27:1-10 It was the very early morning when Jesus was led off to Pilate, for he was on the cross by nine. Judas apparently watched the scene from afar....
The morning saw the plot hatched in the night carried into effect. This is chronicled in the first two verses of the chapter. The picture of Judas in his remorse is very terrible. Pilate stands out...
"Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. (5) And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went...
And gave them for the potter's field ,.... In the prophet it is, "and I cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord", Zechariah 11:13 ; whereas here it is, "they gave them"; but the word Matt...
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. Ver. 10. And gave them for the potter's field ] To the potter (saith Zechariah), in the house of the Lord. What the prophet sets do...
All night the Lord Jesus had been subjected to the persecution of the Jewish council. Now early in the morning, determined that He might be put to death as soon as possible, they bring Him bound to t...
The Repentance of Judas; The Confession of Judas; The Death of Judas; Disposal of the Thirty Pieces of Silver. 1 When the mornin...
Ver. 7-10. They at last resolve what to do with the money, which was no great sum, for, as we noted before, it exceeded not three pounds fifteen shillings. They would not turn it to their own private...
The Chief Priests and Elders Seek To Have Jesus Sentenced To Death And Judas Returns The Blood Money and Hangs Himself (27:1-10). The chapter commences with the Chief Priests and Elders seeking ho...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 27:2 . Pontius Pilate. —Must have belonged, by birth or adoption, to the gens of the Pontii, one of whom, C. Pontius Telesinus, had been the leader of the Samnites in th...
The redemption of man is comprised in many scenes. The last supper of our Lord his agony in the garden, for there man first offended the treason of Judas the apprehension of Christ his appearance bef...
Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned. Judas and the priests-end of evil association Men join hand in hand for a wicked object, out of which they hope for common...
EXPOSITION Matthew 27:1 , Matthew 27:2 Jesus brought to Pilate. ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 22:66 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 .) Matthew 27:1 When the morning was come. This is the e...
The purchase of the field of blood:
As the Lord commanded me — To write, to record.