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They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.(A)

The Suicide of Judas

When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus[a] was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.(B) He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent[b] blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 27.3 Gk he
  2. 27.4 Other ancient authorities read righteous

So they bound him, led him away and handed him over(A) to Pilate the governor.(B)

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

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

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