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NASB | Acts 1:18 (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 1:18 (Now Judas Iscariot acquired a piece of land [indirectly] with the [money paid him as a] reward for his treachery, and falling headlong, his body burst open in the middle and all his intestines poured out. |
Subject: How Judas Iscariot died? |
Bible Note: Greetings Sir Pent!! Yes, I've missed you, my good friend! :-) I hope and pray that all is well with you and your wife. I have recently modified and improved my answer that I made a year ago, by writing under the header of Matthew 27:5. My post went like this.. "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" In response to your post about the death of Judas, I agree. It is possible that he could have impaled himself (based upon the commentary from Zondervan's Study Bible) since Esther 2:23 seems to support that possibility. Excellent response, and worth taking a good look at, my friend! Blessings to you, Makarios P.S. I am much closer to you now, since I have moved to Indianapolis. :-) |