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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,
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Remorse vs. Repentance
Commentators unanimously distinguish Judas's feeling from true, saving repentance. The Greek word used here implies remorse and worldly sorrow over consequences, not the genuine 'change of mind and life' that turns toward God. As Albert Barnes notes, 'True repentance leads the sinner to the Saviour; this repentance led away from the Saviour to the gallows.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Repented himself (μεταμεληθεις). Probably Judas saw Jesus led away to Pilate and thus knew that the condemnation had taken place. …
19th Century
Anglican
Then Judas, which had betrayed him — A better translation is the betrayer, as the Greek participle is in the present tens…
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Baptist
Perhaps Judas expected that Jesus would miraculously deliver Himself from His captors. When Judas saw that Jesus was condemned, remorse seized him,…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
Then Judas, perceiving that he was condemned. By this adverb (τότε) then, Matthew does not fix the exact point of time, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Evangelist recounted what Christ suffered from the Jews; here, he recounts what He suffered from the Gentiles. And he does four things:<…
