Repented himself (μεταμεληθεις). Probably Judas saw Jesus led away to Pilate and thus knew that the condemnation had taken place. …

Then Judas—when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself. This shows that Judas did not suppose that the affair would result in such…

Then Judas, which had betrayed him — A better translation is the betrayer, as the Greek participle is in the present tens…

Perhaps Judas expected that Jesus would miraculously deliver Himself from His captors. When Judas saw that Jesus was condemned, remorse seized him,…

St. Augustine of Hippo: The Evangelist had previously brought his account of what was done to the Lord up to the early morning. …

Verse 3 looks back to 26:14–16, 20–25. Judas’s “remorse” is not necessarily repentance. He recognizes not only that he is guilty of betrayal but th…

Then Judas, perceiving that he was condemned. By this adverb (τότε) then, Matthew does not fix the exact point of time, …

Then Judas, which has betrayed him
Before, he is described as he that shall, or should, or does betray him; but now …

Wicked men see little of the consequences of their crimes when they commit them, but they must answer for them all. In the fullest manner Judas ack…

Above, the Evangelist recounted what Christ suffered from the Jews; here, he recounts what He suffered from the Gentiles. And he does four things:<…