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Matthew 27:5

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

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ASV

And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and 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.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ῥίψαςrhipsashaving cast downG4496 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
ἀργύριαarguriapieces of silverG694 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
ναὸνnaontempleG3485 →
ἀνεχώρησεν,anechōrēsenhe withdrew,G402 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀπελθὼνapelthōnhaving gone awayG565 →
ἀπήγξατο.¶apēgxatohanged himself.G519 →

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Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”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.Proverbs 17:13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.Psalms 55:15Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.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.Daniel 3:22The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.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 his own sword and fell on it.Luke 1:21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.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 diedPsalms 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.2 Samuel 21:6let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.Acts 16:27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.Job 15:22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.Luke 22:22Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”Psalms 109:8May his days be few; may another take his position.

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