Matthew 27:4

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Saying	λέγων· legōn	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
sinned	ἥμαρτον hēmarton	G264	properly · verb — second aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
betrayed	παραδοὺς paradous	G3860	to surrender · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
innocent	ἀθῷον. athōon	G121	not guilty · adjective — accusative singular neuter
blood	αἷμα haima	G129	blood · noun — accusative singular neuter
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
they	οἱ hoi	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative plural masculine
said	εἶπαν· eipan	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
What	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — nominative singular neuter
to	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
us	ἡμᾶς hēmâs	G2248	us
see	ὀπτάνομαι optánomai	G3700	to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes
thou	σὺ su	G4771	thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person nominative singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 42:21-22 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and…
Exodus 9:27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people ar…
Exodus 10:16-17 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
Exodus 12:31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; a…
1 Samuel 15:24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, a…
1 Samuel 15:30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that…
1 Samuel 28:16-20 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
1 Kings 21:27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackclo…

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 27:4

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood--What a testimony this to Jesus! Judas had been with Him in all circumstances for three years; his post, as treasurer to Him and the Twelve (Joh 12:6), gave him peculiar opportunity of watching the spirit, disposition, and habits of his Master; while his covetous nature and thievish practices would incline him to dark and suspicious, rather than frank and generous, interpretations of all that He said and did. If, then, he could have fastened on one questionable feature in all that he had so long witnessed, we may be sure that no such speech as this would ever have escaped his lips, nor would he have been so stung with remorse a…

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John Gill on Matthew 27:4

Saying, I have sinned,.... Here was a confession, and yet no true repentance; for he confessed, but not to the right persons; not to God, nor Christ, but to the chief priests and elders; nor over the head of the antitypical scape goat, not seeking to Christ for pardon and cleansing, nor did he confess and forsake sin, but went on adding sin to sin, and so found no mercy. The same confession was made by a like hardened wretch, Pharaoh, Exodus 9:27. He proceeds and points out the evil he had committed: in that I have betrayed innocent blood, or "righteous blood"; so the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel read, and some copies; that is, have betrayed an innocent an…

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John Calvin on Matthew 27:1-10

Matthew 27:1-10 Matthew 27:1-10 Mark 15:1 Luke 23:1 1. But when it was morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. 2. And they led him away bound, and delivered him to Pointius Pilate the governor. 3. Then Judas, who had betrayed him, perceiving that he was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4. Saying, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he retired, and went away, and strangled himself. 6. And the chief priests, having taken the pieces of silver…

The Church Fathers

(Serm. 52, 5.) When he says, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed innocent blood, he persists in his wicked treachery, seeing that amid the last struggles of death he believed not Jesus to be the Son of God, but merely man of our rank; for had he not thus denied His omnipotence, he would have obtained His mercy.
— Leo the Great ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But they said, What is that to us? that is to say, What is it to us that He is righteous? See thou to it, i. e. to thy own deed what will come of it. Though some would read these in one, What must we think of you, when you confess that the man whom yourself have betrayed is innocent?
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But if he who handed over the innocent blood sinned, how much more did the Jews sin, who bought the innocent blood, and by offering a price, provoked the betrayal of the disciple? Let those who attempt to introduce different natures and say that Judas, the traitor, had an evil nature, and could not be saved by election, answer how an evil nature could have repented.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

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Dictionary and topics

Judas Iscariot — (Judas of Kerioth). He is sometimes called “the son of Simon,” (John 6:71; 13:2,26) but more commonly ISCARIOTES. (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16) etc. The name Iscariot has received many…
Apostasy · . — .
Bribery · .Chief priests bribe — .Chief priests bribe
Christ, Character Of · Innocent — Innocent
Conscience · GUILTY — GUILTY
Conscience Money · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Impenitence · 2:4,5;3:1-11,19,26;12:2;20:8,13,21;33:4,5,9; — 2:4,5;3:1-11,19,26;12:2;20:8,13,21;33:4,5,9;
Injustice · Exemplified: Judas — Exemplified: Judas
Judas (Jude) · .Returns the money to the rulers of the Jews — .Returns the money to the rulers of the Jews
Mortification · . — .
Murder · Exemplified: Judas — Exemplified: Judas
Remorse · . — .
Repentance · False — Exemplified: Judas — False — Exemplified: Judas

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 27:4

John Gill on Matthew 27:4

John Calvin on Matthew 27:1-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 27:4

John Gill on Matthew 27:4

John Calvin on Matthew 27:1-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 27:4