Matthew 27:3-8

Good News Translation

The Death of Judas^(A)

³^(B)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!”

⁵Judas threw the coins down in the Temple and left; then he went off and hanged himself.

⁶The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “This is blood money, and it is against our Law to put it in the Temple treasury.” ⁷After reaching an agreement about it, they used the money to buy Potter's Field, as a cemetery for foreigners. ⁸That is why that field is called “Field of Blood” to this very day.

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Matthew 27:3-8

New International Version

³When Judas, who had betrayed him,^(A) saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver^(B) to the chief priests and the elders. ⁴“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”^(C)

⁵So Judas threw the money into the temple^(D) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.^(E)

⁶The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” ⁷So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. ⁸That is why it has been called the Field of Blood^(F) to this day.

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