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Matthew 27:5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 5 So he threw the silver pieces into the temple and departed. Then he went off and hanged himself.+

Matthew 27:5

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 5 καὶ And ῥίψας having cast τὰ the ἀργύρια silver [pieces] εἰς into τὸν the ναὸν divine habitation ἀνεχώρησεν, he withdrew, καὶ and ἀπελθὼν having gone off ἀπήγξατο. he hanged himself.

Matthew 27:5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 5 So he threw the silver pieces into the temple* and withdrew, and went off and hanged himself.+

Matthew 27:5

The Bible in Living English
- 5 And he threw the pieces into the temple and withdrew, and went away and hanged himself.

Matthew 27:5

American Standard Version
- 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

Matthew 27:5

The Emphasized Bible
- 5 And throwing the pieces of silver into the Temple he withdrew, and going away hanged himself.

Matthew 27:5

King James Version
- 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 27

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 27:5
  
  temple: The Greek word na·osʹ used here can refer to the entire complex, including its courtyards, and not only to the inner sanctuary of the temple itself.
  
  hanged himself: Luke’s account of Judas’ death, recorded at Ac 1:18, reports that Judas fell and his body burst open. Matthew seems to deal with how he committed suicide, while Luke describes the result. Combining the two accounts, it appears that Judas hanged himself over a cliff, but at some point the rope or tree limb broke so that he plunged down and burst open on the rocks below. The topography around Jerusalem allows for such a conclusion.