Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 27:5

"And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself." — Matthew 27:5 (ASV)

Those terrible words, and went and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5), reveal the real character of the repentance of Judas. His was a repentance that needed to be repented of, not that godly sorrow which worketh repentance unto salvation (2 Corinthians 7:10). In the history of the Church of Christ, there have been a few instances of remorse like that of Judas, driving men to despair, if not to actual suicide. May God in mercy preserve us from any more repetitions of such an awful experience!