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Matthew 27:3 Cross-References
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Judas Hangs Himself
“Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,”
Matthew 27:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 27:3
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself (μεταμεληθείς, metameletheis)—critically, this is NOT metanoeo (true repentance), but metamellomai, meaning regret or remorse. Judas experienced emotional distress over consequences, not godly sorrow leading to life-change (2 Cor 7:10). He regretted what happened, not what he was.The thirty pieces of silver (τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια)—the price of a slave gored by an ox (Exodus 21:32), a contemptuous valuation. Zechariah 11:12-13 prophetically described this precise amount as the insulting wage paid to God's rej...
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Cross-References for Matthew 27:3
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“which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.”
“and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.”
“behold”
“who was one of the twelve”
“the joy of the godless but for a moment?”
“while he was still speaking”
“the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot”
“for they feared the people.”
“then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him”
“who was called Judas Iscariot”