Matthew 27:5

First Nations Version

He threw the thirty pieces of silver on the floor of the sacred lodge and ran away in sorrow. He then left them and hanged himself. As the light of the sunrise grew brighter on the horizon, his lifeless body could be seen hanging from the branch of a tree. He could not live with what he had done. The head holy men did not know what to do with the pieces of silver.

Cross References

Luke 1:21

The people who were praying outside began to wonder why it was taking so long for Creator Will Remember (Zechariah) to come out of the lodge.

Luke 1:9

He was chosen in the traditional way to be the one to enter the sacred lodge and perform the sweet-smelling smoke ceremony for the evening prayer. Most holy men could only hope for this honor once in a lifetime.

Matthew 26:61

and said, “We heard him say, ‘I can tear down Creator’s sacred lodge and build it again in three days.’”

Matthew 27:6

They picked the silver pieces up from the floor and said, “It is not permitted to put them in the storehouse of the sacred lodge, for it is blood money.”