Mat 27:3-4 | NET2full | STEP | Now when Judas , who had betrayed him , saw that Jesus had been condemned , he regretted what he had done and returned the 30 silver coins to the chief priests and the elders ,

Matthew 27:3-4

Judas’ Suicide

3 Now when ^{▼▼tn Grk “Then when.” Here τότε (tote) has been translated as “now” to indicate a somewhat parenthetical interlude in the sequence of events.} Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus ^{▼▼tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the 30 silver coins to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”