Matthew 27:5
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
KJV
καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια εἰς τὸν ναὸν ἀνεχώρησεν, καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο.
Greek NT
Et projectis argenteis in templo, recessit : et abiens laqueo se suspendit.
Vulgate
And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
ASV
And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed and went and hanged himself with an halter.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
ναός
naos
noun · 45×
ἀναχωρέω
anachoreo
verb · 13×
ἀπάγχομαι
apagchomai
verb · 1×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἀργύριον
argurion
noun · 21×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ῥίπτω
ripto
verb · 7×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: εἰς τὸν ναὸν | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰς τὸν ναὸν | RP: ἐν τῷ ναῷ
- εἰς τὸν ναὸν — SBLGNT
- εἰς τὸν ναὸν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐν τῷ ναῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§586Far from having been hostile to the Temple, where he gave the essential part of his teaching, Jesus was willing to pay the Temple-tax, associating with him Peter, whom he had just made the foundation of his future Church.359 He even identified himself with the Temple by presenting himself as God's definitive dwelling-place among men.360 Therefore his being put to bodily death36…
Cross-references
- 2Sam 17:23 — And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and
- 2Sam 17:23 — And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and
- Acts 1:18 — Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
- Dan 3:22 — Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
- Gal 3:13 — Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
- Prov 17:13 — Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
- Ps 55:15 — Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.