Matthew 27:3-10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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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 f.*, which he curiously attributes to Jeremiah, influenced perhaps by Jeremiah 32:6-15; Jeremiah 18:2. There was in Jerusalem a cemetery for strangers, or more likely for criminals, known as the field of blood (possibly before it was so used it had been called the potter's field), and the story here given is the Christian explanation of the name.

Matthew 27:5. treasury: cf. mg. of Zechariah 11:13. The difference in Heb. is between ô tsâ r-' and yô tsç r.

Matthew 27:6. Cf. Deuteronomy 23:18.

Matthew 27:9 f. The story has influenced the text just as the original text influenced and modelled the story.

Matthew 27:10. they gave: read I gave (mg.).

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Matthew 27:3-10

3 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 priests and elders,

4 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 hanged himself.

6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whoma they of the children of Israel did value;

10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.