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NASB | Matthew 27:5 And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 27:5 And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself. |
Bible Question: How did Judas Kill himself? I thought it was by hanging, but today my husband showed me in Acts 1:16-19 that he fell down and his bowels burst. |
Bible Answer: Greetings 4290 robginson circle, Here is a bit of commentary on Judas' death.. "[Acts] 1:18 ... falling headlong. Apparently the tree on which Judas chose to hang himself (Matt. 27:5) overlooked a cliff. Likely, the rope or branch broke (or the knot slipped) and his body was shattered on the rocks below." (1) "[Acts] 1:18 ... falling headlong. Matt. 27:5 reports that Judas hanged himself. It appears that when the body finally fell, either because of decay or because someone cut it down, it was in a decomposed condition and so broke open in the middle. Another possibility is that "hanged" in Matt. 27:5 means "impaled" (the Hebrew of Esth. 2:23 can be translated "impaled"; see note there) and that the gruesome results of Judas's suicide are described here." (2) Matthew 27:5 tells us that Judas died by hanging himself. Acts 1:18 tells us that Judas fell onto some rocks and his body burst open. Is there a contradiction here? No! Both accounts are true. Apparently, Judas first hanged himself. Then, at some point, the rope either broke or loosened so that his body slipped from it and fell to the rocks below and burst open. (Some have suggested that Judas didn't do a very good job of tying the noose.) Neither account alone is complete. Taken together, we have a full picture of what happened to Judas. Blessings to you, Makarios (1) MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, Word Publishing, John MacArthur, Author and General Editor (2) Zondervan NASB Study Bible, 1999, the Zondervan Corporation, Kenneth Barker, General Editor |
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