Matthew 27:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. ”

Matthew 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he cast down ... - This was an evidence of his remorse of conscience for his crime. His ill-gotten gain now did him no good. It would not produce relief to his agonized mind. He “attempted,”...
Matthew 27:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and (a) departed, and went and hanged himself. (a) Out of the sight of men.
Matthew 27:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew 27:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in. Greek. en . App-104. But all the texts read eis . into (vi) the Sanctuary, over the barrier into the Sanctuary. Temple . the Sanctuary. Greek. naos. See note on Matthew 23:16 . hange...
Matthew 27:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. And he went away, and strangled himself. This is the price for which Satan sells the allurements by which he flatters wicked men for a time. He throws them into a state of fury, so that,...
Matthew 27:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1406 IMPENITENCE Matthew 27:3-5 . Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief P...
Matthew 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. In the temple - Ναος signifies, properly, the temple itself, into which none but the priests were permi...
Matthew 27:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And went and hanged himself— When Judas found that he could not prevent the horrid effects of his treachery, his conscience lashed him more furiously than before, suggesting thoughts which by turns...
Matthew 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And he cast down the pieces of silver. The sarcastic, diabolical reply which he had got, in pla...
Matthew 27:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Before Pilate. The Crucifixion 1, 2. Jesus delivered to Pilate ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 : see on Jn).
Matthew 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He cast down the pieces of silver in the temple. — The Greek word for “Temple” is that which specially denotes (as in Matthew 23:16 ; Matthew 26:61 ; John 2:19 ), not the whole building, but the...
Matthew 27:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Matthew 27:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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....
Matthew 27:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Matthew 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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...
Matthew 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple ,.... Upon the ground, in that part of the temple where they were sitting; in their council chamber, לשכת הגזית, "the paved chamber", where the sa...
Matthew 27:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. Ver. 5. And he cast down the pieces of silver ] That wage of wickedness burnt in his purse, in his...
Matthew 27:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew 27:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Repentance of Judas; The Confession of Judas; The Death of Judas; Disposal of the Thirty Pieces of Silver. 1 When the mornin...
Matthew 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Ver. 3-5. Matthew (who alone reports this piece of history) interrupts his relation of our Saviour's trial before Pilate, with an account of Judas's end. We must not interpret Then strictl...
Matthew 27:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew 27:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Matthew 27:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 27:3-5 The text leads us to the contemplation of the conduct and fate of Judas under the remorse occasioned by his betrayal of his Lord. We cannot think any the better of Judas for feeling...
Matthew 27:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew 27:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Matthew 27:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Matthew 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The remorse and death of Judas:
Matthew 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 16:18 ; 1 Samuel 31:4 ; 1 Samuel 31:5 ; 2 Samuel 17:23 ; Acts 1:18 ; Acts 1:19 ; Job 2:9 ; Job 7:15 ; Judges 9:54 ; Psalms 55:23
Matthew 27:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In that part of the temple where the sanhedrim met.

Matthew 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 27:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 27:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 27:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 27:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 27:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 27:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 27:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 27:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 27:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 27:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes