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Judas Hangs Himself

Matthew 27:5

In 9 translations

BSB
So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
KJV
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
WEB
He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself.
ASV
And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
LSV
And having cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and having gone away, he strangled himself.
YLT
and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.
DBY
And having cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, he left the place, and went away and hanged himself.
DRC
And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed: and went and hanged himself with an halter.
GNV
And when hee had cast downe the siluer pieces in the Temple, hee departed, and went, and hanged himselfe.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read εἰς (“into”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐν (“in”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τὸν (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τῷ (“the”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ναὸν (“temple”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ναῷ (“temple”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: εἰς τὸν ναὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἰς τὸν ναὸν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐν τῷ ναῷ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια εἰς τὸν ναὸν ἀνεχώρησεν, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο.
RP2018
Καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια ἐν τῷ ναῷ, ἀνεχώρησεν· καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια ἐν τῷ ναῷ, ἀνεχώρησε· καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο.
SCR1894
και ριψας τα αργυρια εν τω ναω ανεχωρησεν και απελθων απηγξατο

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 1:18–19(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. This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called…
  • 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.
  • Job 7:15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.
  • 1 Samuel 31:4–5Then 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…
  • Luke 1:21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
  • Job 2:9Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
  • 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.

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