Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 27:3-4

"Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it]." — Matthew 27:3-4 (ASV)

Perhaps Judas expected that Jesus would miraculously deliver Himself from His captors. When Judas saw that Jesus was condemned, remorse seized him, and he carried back to his fellow criminals the reward of his infamy.

There was one good result of his despairing confession: I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Judas had been with our Lord in public and in private. And if he could have found a flaw in Christ’s character, this would have been the time to mention it. But even the traitor, in his dying speech, declared that Jesus was innocent.

The chief priests and elders had no more pity for Judas than they had for Jesus. No remorse troubled them; they had secured the Savior and cared nothing for any of the consequences of their action. As for the traitor, he had made his bargain and he must abide by it.