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He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
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Sorrow Without Hope
Commentators like Spurgeon and Matthew Henry distinguish Judas's remorse from true, godly repentance. While he felt sorrow and confessed his sin to the priests, his actions were driven by despair and anguish, not by hopeful turning to God for forgiveness. This worldly sorrow, lacking hope, led to his self-destruction rather than to salvation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
Hanged himself (απηγξατο). Direct middle. His act was sudden after he hurled the money into the sanctuary (εις τον ναον), the sacr…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
Those terrible words, and went and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5), reveal the real character of the repentance of Judas. His wa…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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:<…
