E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 27:10
as = according to what. Greek. katha. Occurs only here. appointed. Greek. suntasso. Occurs only in Matthew (here and Matthew 26:19 ). read more
as = according to what. Greek. katha. Occurs only here. appointed. Greek. suntasso. Occurs only in Matthew (here and Matthew 26:19 ). read more
Matthew 27:9-10. Then was fulfilled, &c.— I. Concerning this prophesy we must, first, remark, that Zachary, not Jeremy, is the prophet in whose writings this passage is found. Some learned men have supposed, that there might have been such a passage as this in some of Jeremiah's writings, which were extant in the apostles' times, but now are lost; and indeed St. Jerome expressly affirms, that these very words were read by him in an apocryphal book of the prophet Jeremy; and as we find in... read more
The suicide of Judas Matthew 27:3-10 (cf. Acts 1:18-19)"Peter has sinned by words, under the pressure of the moment, and for him there can be a new start; Judas has sinned in deed, in a premeditated, settle course of action which has now borne fruit which, too late, he wishes he could have undone." [Note: France, The Gospel . . ., pp. 1039-40.] read more
This difficult fulfillment seems to be a quotation from Zechariah 11:12-13, but Matthew attributed it to Jeremiah. Probably Matthew was referring to Jeremiah 19:1-13, which he condensed using mainly the phraseology of Zechariah 11:12-13 because of its similarity to Judas’ situation. [Note: See Douglas J. Moo, "The Use of the Old Testament in the Passion Texts of the Gospels," (Ph.D. dissertation, University of St. Andrews, 1979), pp. 191-210; and Gundry, The Use . . ., pp. 122-27.] See Mark... read more
27:10 me. (e-16) Zechariah 11:12-13 . read more
Before Pilate. The Crucifixion1, 2. Jesus delivered to Pilate (Mark 15:1; Luke 23:1; John 18:28: see on Jn).1. When the morning] Since according to St. Luke, who follows an excellent and independent authority, the trial itself did not take place ’until it was day’ (Luke 22:66), this second meeting must be placed some time later in the morning, considerably after cock-crowing (Matthew 26:74). The object of the meeting, which was evidently largely attended, was simply to consider how to induce... read more
Pilate Matthew 27:2 The councils and kings, the orators and lawgivers of Rome, tower out in the backward look of history, when men nearer us in time are lost in the haze. But there is one Roman who shall outlive them all. He held only a petty post in an obscure corner of the Empire, but he sat as judge on Him who shall one day judge the world, and he delivered unto death the Prince of Life. The name of Pontius Pilate, the governor, shall be remembered when every other Roman name may be... read more
Chapter 19The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1-75 - Matthew 27:1-56WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large proportionate space given to the Passion Week; but still more remarkable is the concentration of interest on the Passion Day. The record of that single day is very nearly one-ninth of the whole book; and a similar proportion is observed by all the four Evangelists. This proportion of space is very striking... read more
CHAPTER 27 1. Delivered unto Pilate.(Matthew 27:1-2 .) 2. The Suicide of Judas.(Matthew 27:3-10 .) 3. Before Pilate. (Matthew 27:11-14 .) 4. The Awful Choice.(Matthew 27:15-26 .) 5. Crowned with Thorns and Crucified.(Matthew 27:27-44 .) 6. The Death of the King. (Matthew 27:45-50 .) 7. The Rent Veil and the Earthquake.(Matthew 27:51-56 .) 8. The Burial. (Matthew 27:57-66 .) In this great chapter we follow the Lamb of God to the cross. What a journey it was! He, who had lived that... read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:3-10
154. Death of Judas (Matthew 27:3-10)Judas knew he had done wrong in betraying Jesus. He showed no repentance or desire to correct this wrong, but before he committed suicide he made an effort to ease his guilty conscience by returning the money. The priests had not hesitated to use temple money in paying Judas to bring about Jesus’ death, but now they tried to appear righteous by refusing to put the money into the temple treasury (Matthew 27:3-6).In the meantime Judas went out into a field,... read more