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Matthew 27:5

King James Version (KJV)

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And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Matthew 27:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 27:5

Theological / Devotional

In the temple. The Sanhedrin did not meet in the Temple itself, but in a building close by the Temple (see on v. 2).

Hanged himself. This he must have done almost immediately, for those conducting Jesus to Calvary discovered the mangled body of Judas by the roadside as they left the city (cf. Acts 1:18).

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