Hanged himself (απηγξατο). Direct middle. His act was sudden after he hurled the money into the sanctuary (εις τον ναον), the sacr…

And he cast down, etc. This was an evidence of his remorse of conscience for his crime. His ill-gotten gain now did him no good. It would …

He cast down the pieces of silver in the temple—The Greek word for “temple” used here (as in Matthew 23:16,[Reference Matthew 26:6…

Those terrible words, and went and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5), reveal the real character of the repentance of Judas. His wa…

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

Exactly where Judas threw the money is uncertain. He then went out and hanged himself. The chief priests refuse to allow the blood money to supplem…

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 tim…

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 th…

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:<…