Matthew 27:3

3 When Judas, the traitor, learned that Jesus had been condemned, he repented and took back the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. 1

Matthew 27:3 In-Context

1 Early in the morning all the chief priests and the elders made their plans against Jesus to put him to death.
2 They put him in chains, led him off, and handed him over to Pilate, the Roman governor.
3 When Judas, the traitor, learned that Jesus had been condemned, he repented and took back the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.
4 "I have sinned by betraying an innocent man to death!" he said. "What do we care about that?" they answered. "That is your business!"
5 Judas threw the coins down in the Temple and left; then he went off and hanged himself.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. 27.3-8Acts 1.18, 19.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.