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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 27:1-10

We left Christ in the hands of the chief priests and elders, condemned to die, but they could only show their teeth; about two years before this the Romans had taken from the Jews the power of capital punishment; they could put no man to death, and therefore early in the morning another council is held, to consider what is to be done. And here we are told what was done in that morning?council, after they had been for two or three hours consulting with their pillows. I. Christ is delivered up... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 27:3-10

27:3-10 When Judas the traitor saw that Jesus had been condemned, he repented, and he brought the thirty shekels back to the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed an innocent man." "What has that got to do with us?" they said. "It is you who must see to that." He threw the money into the Temple and went away. And when he had gone away, he hanged himself. The chief priests took the money. "We cannot," they said, "put these into the treasury, for they are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:3

Then Judas, which had betrayed him ,.... Before, he is described as he that shall, or should, or doth betray him; but now having perpetrated the horrid sin, as he that had done it. When he saw that he was condemned ; that is, that Jesus was condemned, as the Syriac and Persic versions read, either by the Jewish sanhedrim, or by Pilate, or both; for this narrative concerning Judas may be prophetically inserted here, though the thing itself did not come to pass till afterwards; and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:4

Saying, I have sinned ,.... Here was a confession, and yet no true repentance; for he confessed, but not to the right persons; not to God, nor Christ, but to the chief priests and elders; nor over the head of the antitypical scape goat, not seeking to Christ for pardon and cleansing, nor did he confess and forsake sin, but went on adding sin to sin, and so found no mercy. The same confession was made by a like hardened wretch, Pharaoh, Exodus 9:27 . He proceeds and points out the evil he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:5

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 their council chamber, לשכת הגזית , "the paved chamber", where the sanhedrim used to meet F13 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 88. 2. : for it seems they would not take the money of him; and he was determined not to carry it back with him, and therefore threw it down before them, left it, and departed ; from the sanhedrim: and went; out of the temple; not to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:3

Judas - when he saw that he was condemned, repented - There is much of the wisdom and goodness of God to be seen in this part of Judas's conduct. Had our Lord been condemned to death on the evidence of one of his own disciples, it would have furnished infidels with a strong argument against Christ and the Christian religion. "One of his own disciples, knowing the whole imposture, declared it to the Jewish rulers, in consequence of which he was put to death as an impostor and deceiver." But... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:4

Innocent blood - Αιμα αθωον , a Hebraism, for an innocent man. But instead of αθωον , innocent, two ancient MSS., Syriac, Vulgate, Sahidic, Armenian, and all the Itala; Origen, Cyprian, Lucifer, Ambrose, Leo, read δικαιον , righteous, or just. What is that to us? - What is it? - A great deal. You should immediately go and reverse the sentence you have pronounced, and liberate the innocent person. But this would have been justice, and that would have been a stranger at their... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:5

In the temple - Ναος signifies, properly, the temple itself, into which none but the priests were permitted to enter; therefore εν τῳ ναῳ must signify, near the temple, by the temple door, where the boxes stood to receive the free-will offerings of the people, for the support and repairs of the sacred edifice. See this amply proved by Kypke. Hanged himself - Or was strangled - απηγξατο . Some eminent critics believe that he was only suffocated by excessive grief, and thus they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:3

Verse 3 3.Then Judas, perceiving that he was condemned. By this adverb ( τότε) then, Matthewdoes not fix the exact point of time; for we shall find him shortly afterwards adding, that Judas, when he saw that the priests disdainfully refused to take back the reward of his treason, threw it down in the temple. But from the house of Caiaphas they came straight to the Pretorium, and stood there until Christ was condemned. It can scarcely be supposed that they were found in the temple on that day;... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 27:4

Verse 4 4.What is that to us? Here is described the stupidity and madness of the priests, since even after having been warned by the dreadful example of Judas, still they do not think about themselves. I do acknowledge that hypocrites, as they are accustomed to flatter themselves, had some plausible excuse at hand for distinguishing between their case and that of Judas; for they did not think that they were partakers of his crime, though they abused the treachery of Judas. But Judas not only... read more

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