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Matthew 27:4
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“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.
Saying, I haue sinned, in that I haue betraied the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to vs? see thou to that.
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You shall see to it yourself!"
saying, "I sinned; I handed over to you an innocent man." The leaders answered, "What is that to us? That's your problem, not ours."
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They replied, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"
"I have sinned by betraying innocent blood," he said. "What is that to us?" they replied. "You bear the responsibility."
and said, "I have sinned by betraying a man who has never done anything wrong." "So what? That's your problem," they replied.
saying, "I sinned in betraying an innocent man to death." "What is that to us?" they answered. "That's your problem."
saying, I have sinned [in] having delivered up guiltless blood. But they said, What is that to us? see *thou* [to that].
Judas said, "I sinned. I handed over to you an innocent man to be killed." The Jewish leaders answered, "We don't care! That's a problem for you, not us."
Saying, I haue sinned, betraying the innocent bloud. But they sayde, What is that to vs? see thou to it.
And he said, I have sinned, because I have betrayed innocent blood. But they said to him, What is that to us? You know better.
"I have sinned by betraying an innocent man to death!" he said. "What do we care about that?" they answered. "That is your business!"
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!"
saying, I sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is it to us? You see to it .
saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.
Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
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and said: I have sinned, by betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is that to us? See to it thyself.
Saying: I haue synned, betraying the innocent blood. And they said: what is that to vs? see thou to that.
saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.
saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."
Saying, I have sinned, in betraying innocent blood.
and said, "I have sinned, in betraying to death one who is innocent." "What does that matter to us?" they replied; it is your business."
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saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? you see [to it].
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that].
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!"
"I have sinned," he declared, "for I have betrayed an innocent man." "What do we care?" they retorted. "That's your problem."
He said, "I have sinned because I handed over a Man Who has done no wrong." And they said, "What is that to us? That is your own doing."
He said, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."
saying - I have sinned, in delivering up righteous blood. But, they, said - What is that to us? thou, shalt see to it for thyself.
Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? Look thou to it.
saying, "I have sinned in betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."
sayinge: I have synned betrayinge the innocent bloud. And they sayde: what is that to vs? Se thou to that.
`I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, `What -- to us? thou shalt see!'
and sayde: I haue done euell, in that I haue betrayed innocet bloude. They sayde: What haue we to do with yt? Se thou therto.
I have sinned in betraying the blood of the innocent: and they said, what is it to us? you must look to that.
"I have sinned," he said, "I have double-crossed an innocent man.""That don't matter to us," they replied. "This innocent blood will be on your hands, not ours!"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I have sinned: Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 10:16, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 12:31, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Samuel 15:30, 1 Kings 21:27, Romans 3:19
the innocent: Matthew 27:19, Matthew 27:23, Matthew 27:24, Matthew 27:54, 2 Kings 24:4, Jeremiah 26:15, Jonah 1:14, Luke 23:22, Luke 23:41, Luke 23:47, John 19:7, Acts 13:28, Hebrews 7:26, 1 Peter 1:19
What: Matthew 27:25, Acts 18:15-17, 1 Timothy 4:2, Titus 1:16, 1 John 3:12, Revelation 11:10
see: 1 Samuel 28:16-20, Job 13:4, Job 16:2, Luke 16:25, Luke 16:26
Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:16 - stand Leviticus 22:19 - General Numbers 21:7 - We have Numbers 22:34 - I Have sinned Deuteronomy 19:10 - General Deuteronomy 27:25 - General Joshua 7:20 - Indeed 1 Samuel 19:5 - sin against innocent 1 Samuel 24:17 - Thou art 1 Samuel 26:21 - I have sinned 2 Samuel 19:19 - did perversely 2 Kings 6:33 - this evil is of the Lord 1 Chronicles 10:4 - Saul took Job 20:15 - swallowed Psalms 37:15 - sword Psalms 55:23 - bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days Psalms 69:27 - Add Psalms 109:6 - Set thou Proverbs 1:18 - General Proverbs 11:5 - direct Proverbs 12:8 - he Proverbs 28:13 - and forsaketh Proverbs 28:17 - General Isaiah 59:3 - your hands Jeremiah 7:6 - and shed Jeremiah 20:4 - I will make Jeremiah 36:25 - made Matthew 26:2 - betrayed Mark 6:16 - It is Mark 15:14 - Why Luke 23:14 - have found John 19:4 - that ye 2 Corinthians 7:10 - the sorrow Ephesians 5:15 - See 1 Peter 2:22 - did
Cross-References
When Isaac had become an old man and was nearly blind, he called his eldest son, Esau, and said, "My son." "Yes, Father?"
Rebekah took the dress-up clothes of her older son Esau and put them on her younger son Jacob. She took the goatskins and covered his hands and the smooth nape of his neck. Then she placed the hearty meal she had fixed and fresh bread she'd baked into the hands of her son Jacob.
Isaac said, "So soon? How did you get it so quickly?" "Because your God cleared the way for me."
So Jacob moved close to his father Isaac. Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau." He didn't recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's. But as he was about to bless him he pressed him, "You're sure? You are my son Esau?" "Yes. I am." Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank. Then Isaac said, "Come close, son, and kiss me." He came close and kissed him and Isaac smelled the smell of his clothes. Finally, he blessed him, Ahhh. The smell of my son is like the smell of the open country blessed by God . May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine. May peoples serve you and nations honor you. You will master your brothers, and your mother's sons will honor you. Those who curse you will be cursed, those who bless you will be blessed. And then right after Isaac had blessed Jacob and Jacob had left, Esau showed up from the hunt. He also had prepared a hearty meal. He came to his father and said, "Let my father get up and eat of his son's game, that he may give me his personal blessing." His father Isaac said, "And who are you?" "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau." Isaac started to tremble, shaking violently. He said, "Then who hunted game and brought it to me? I finished the meal just now, before you walked in. And I blessed him—he's blessed for good!" Esau, hearing his father's words, sobbed violently and most bitterly, and cried to his father, "My father! Can't you also bless me?" "Your brother," he said, "came here falsely and took your blessing." Esau said, "Not for nothing was he named Jacob, the Heel. Twice now he's tricked me: first he took my birthright and now he's taken my blessing." He begged, "Haven't you kept back any blessing for me?" Isaac answered Esau, "I've made him your master, and all his brothers his servants, and lavished grain and wine on him. I've given it all away. What's left for you, my son?" "But don't you have just one blessing for me, Father? Oh, bless me my father! Bless me!" Esau sobbed inconsolably. Isaac said to him, You'll live far from Earth's bounty, remote from Heaven's dew. You'll live by your sword, hand-to-mouth, and you'll serve your brother. But when you can't take it any more you'll break loose and run free. Esau seethed in anger against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him; he brooded, "The time for mourning my father's death is close. And then I'll kill my brother Jacob." When these words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she called her younger son Jacob and said, "Your brother Esau is plotting vengeance against you. He's going to kill you. Son, listen to me. Get out of here. Run for your life to Haran, to my brother Laban. Live with him for a while until your brother cools down, until his anger subsides and he forgets what you did to him. I'll then send for you and bring you back. Why should I lose both of you the same day?" Rebekah spoke to Isaac, "I'm sick to death of these Hittite women. If Jacob also marries a native Hittite woman, why live?"
Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank.
He came close and kissed him and Isaac smelled the smell of his clothes. Finally, he blessed him, Ahhh. The smell of my son is like the smell of the open country blessed by God . May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine. May peoples serve you and nations honor you. You will master your brothers, and your mother's sons will honor you. Those who curse you will be cursed, those who bless you will be blessed.
"And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many children, a congregation of peoples; and pass on the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants so that you will get this land in which you live, this land God gave Abraham."
Joseph told his father, "They are my sons whom God gave to me in this place." "Bring them to me," he said, "so I can bless them." Israel's eyesight was poor from old age; he was nearly blind. So Joseph brought them up close. Old Israel kissed and embraced them and then said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has let me see your children as well!"
All these are the tribes of Israel, the twelve tribes. And this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one with his own special farewell blessing.
Joshua blessed him. He gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite still today, because he gave himself totally to God , the God of Israel.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Saying, I have sinned,.... Here was a confession, and yet no true repentance; for he confessed, but not to the right persons; not to God, nor Christ, but to the chief priests and elders; nor over the head of the antitypical scape goat, not seeking to Christ for pardon and cleansing, nor did he confess and forsake sin, but went on adding sin to sin, and so found no mercy. The same confession was made by a like hardened wretch, Pharaoh, Exodus 9:27. He proceeds and points out the evil he had committed:
in that I have betrayed innocent blood, or "righteous blood"; so the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel read, and some copies; that is, have betrayed an innocent and righteous person, and been the occasion of his blood being about to be shed, and of his dying wrongfully. So God, in his all-wise providence, ordered it, that a testimony should be bore to the innocence of Christ, from the mouth of this vile wretch that betrayed him; to cut off the argument from the Jews, that one of his own disciples knew him to be a wicked man, and as such delivered him into their hands: for though Judas might not believe in him as the Messiah, and the Son of God, at least had no true faith in him, as such; yet he knew, and believed in his own conscience, that he was a good man, and a righteous and innocent one: and what he here says is a testimony of Christ's innocence, and what his conscience obliged him to; and shows the terrors that now encompassed him about; and might have been a warning to the Jews to have stopped all further proceedings against him; but instead of that,
they said, what is that to us? see thou to that: signifying, that if he had sinned, he must answer for it himself; it was no concern of theirs; nor should they form their sentiments of Christ according to his: they knew that he was a blasphemer, and deserving of death; and whatever opinion he had of him, it had no weight with them, who should proceed against him as an evildoer, let him think or say what he would to the contrary; and suggest, that he knew otherwise than what he said: so the Syriac and Persic versions render it, "thou knowest", and the Arabic, "thou knowest better".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I have sinned - I have been guilty. I have done wrong.
In that I have betrayed the innocent blood - That is, in betraying an innocent being to death. Blood is put here for âlife,â or for the âman.â The meaning is, that he knew and felt that Jesus was innocent. This confession is a remarkable proof that Jesus was innocent. Judas had been with him for three years. He had seen him in public and private; he had heard his public teaching and his private views; he had seen him in all circumstances; and if he had done anything evil, or advanced anything against the Roman emperor, Judas was competent to testify it. Had he known any such thing he would have stated it. His testimony, being a disciple of Jesus, would have been to the chief priests far more valuable than that of any other man; and he might not only have escaped the horrors of a troubled conscience and an awful death, but have looked for an ample reward. That he did not make such a charge that he fully and frankly confessed that Jesus was innocent - and that he gave up the ill-gotten price of treason, is full proof that, in the belief of Judas, the Saviour was free from crime, and even the suspicion of crime.
What is that to us? - This form of speaking denoted that they had nothing to do with his remorse of conscience, and his belief that Jesus was innocent. They had secured what they wanted - the person of Jesus - and they cared little now for the feelings of the traitor. So all wicked men who make use of the agency of others for the accomplishment of crime or the gratification of passion care little for the effect on the instrument. They will soon cast him off and despise him, and in thousands of instances the instruments of villainy and the panders to the pleasures of others are abandoned to remorse, wretchedness, crime, and death.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 27:4. Innocent blood. — αιμα αθÏον, a Hebraism, for an innocent man. But instead of αθÏον, innocent, two ancient MSS., Syriac, Vulgate, Sahidic, Armenian, and all the Itala; Origen, Cyprian, Lucifer, Ambrose, Leo, read δικαιον, righteous, or just.
What is that to us? — What is it? - A great deal. You should immediately go and reverse the sentence you have pronounced, and liberate the innocent person. But this would have been justice, and that would have been a stranger at their tribunal.
