Matthew 27:5 - English Majority Text Version 2009

And throwing the silver [coins] in the sanctuary, he departed; and going away, he hanged himself.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And casting the pieces of silver [forward] into the [Holy Place of the sanctuary of the] temple, he departed; and he went off and hanged himself.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

Common English Bible

Judas threw the silver pieces into the temple and left. Then he went and hanged himself.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed. And going out, he hanged himself with a snare.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed: and went and hanged himself with an halter.

Matthew 27:5 Cross References

Matthew 26:61

and said, "This [Man] said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and after three days to rebuild it.' "

Matthew 27:6

But the chief priests, taking the silver [coins] said, "It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since they are the price of blood."

Luke 1:21

And the people waited for Zacharias, and they marveled at his delaying in the temple.

Luke 1:9

according to the custom of the priesthood, he was selected to burn incense when he entered into the temple of the Lord.