The Repentance and Suicide of Judas
E. T. Carrier. Matthew 27:1-10 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:… There are many principles underlying this tragedy. I. That the repentance of Judas was occasioned by the new aspect which his sin assumed. II. That, the delusion dispelled, two faculties of the mind urged him to confession and restitution — memory and reason. III. That alliances based on sin are utterly hollow and worthless. IV. That sin brings in its train the most maddening remorse and despair. (E. T. Carrier.) Parallel Verses KJV: When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: WEB: Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: