KJV King James Version
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
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Matthew 27:5
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
WEB World English Bible
He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
ASV American Standard Version
And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.
Surrounding context — Matthew 27
2 And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 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,
4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that].
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
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Acts 1:18-19Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled [his] ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.Psalm 55:23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.Luke 1:21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.1 Samuel 31:4-5Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.1 Kings 16:18And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,Job 2:9Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.Luke 1:9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.Job 7:15So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.Judges 9:54Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
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