271 Now when morning came , all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred e together against Jesus to put Him to death ; 2 and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor .
3 Then when Judas , who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned , he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders , 4 saying , "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood ." But they said , "What is that to us? See to that yourself !" 5 And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed ; and he went away and hanged himself. 6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said , "It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury , since it is the price of blood ." 7 And they conferred e together and with the money bought the Potter's Field as a burial place for strangers . 8 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day . 9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled : " AND THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER , THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHOSE PRICE HAD BEEN SET by the sons of Israel ; 10 AND THEY GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S FIELD , AS THE Lord DIRECTED
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 27:1-10
Commentary on Matthew 27:1-10
(Read Matthew 27:1-10)
Wicked men see little of the consequences of their crimes when they commit them, but they must answer for them all. In the fullest manner Judas acknowledged to the chief priests that he had sinned, and betrayed an innocent person. This was full testimony to the character of Christ; but the rulers were hardened. Casting down the money, Judas departed, and went and hanged himself, not being able to bear the terror of Divine wrath, and the anguish of despair. There is little doubt but that the death of Judas was before that of our blessed Lord. But was it nothing to them that they had thirsted after this blood, and hired Judas to betray it, and had condemned it to be shed unjustly? Thus do fools make a mock at sin. Thus many make light of Christ crucified. And it is a common instance of the deceitfulness of our hearts, to make light of our own sin by dwelling upon other people's sins. But the judgment of God is according to truth. Many apply this passage of the buying the piece of ground, with the money Judas brought back, to signify the favour intended by the blood of Christ to strangers, and sinners of the Gentiles. It fulfilled a prophecy, Zechariah 11:12. Judas went far toward repentance, yet it was not to salvation. He confessed, but not to God; he did not go to him, and say, I have sinned, Father, against heaven. Let none be satisfied with such partial convictions as a man may have, and yet remain full of pride, enmity, and rebellion.