Matthew 27:5

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“So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.”

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BSBPD

“So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 27:5 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 9:54He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
  2. 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  3. 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
  4. 1 Kings 16:18When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died
  5. Job 2:9Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
  6. Job 7:15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.
  7. Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  8. Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
  9. Luke 1:21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
  10. Acts 1:18(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.

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