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Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that].
Matthew 27:4 — KJV
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Matthew 27:4
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Matthew 27:4
Theological / DevotionalI have sinned. Judas had fully expected Jesus to deliver Himself from His tormentors. The discovery that Jesus would not do so led to the confession of Judas. The betrayer steps forward as the only witness to testify to the innocence of Jesus. For Jewish judicial regulations that safeguarded the interests of a condemned man see Additional Notes on Chapter 26, Note 2.
What is that to us? The Sanhedrin completely ignored the new testimony forcibly introduced into the trial by Judas’ confession. His confession must have greatly embarrassed the leaders, whose complicity in the plot was thereby made public. It was evident that they had bribed Judas, and this act was a direct violation of the laws of Moses (see Ex. 23:8).
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