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Book of Matthew
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:1 JFB -> Commentary on 27:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:1 PNT -> Commentary on 27:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:1 TFG -> Commentary on 27:1 TSK -> Commentary on 27:1 TSK -> Entry for 27:1 WEN -> Notes on 27:1 NTB -> Capernaum; Conspiracy; Government; Homicide; Jesus, The Christ; Month; Pilate, Pontius; Prayer; Priest; Prisoners TTT -> Courts of Justice; Hatred to Christ; Morning; Murder EBD -> Sanhedrim; Witness SBD -> Procurator WJD -> Devotional using 27:1 WJD -> Devotional using 27:1 27:1 - [In Context] Early the next morning, all the leading priests and older leaders of the people decided to kill Jesus.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:2 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:2 JFB -> Commentary on 27:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:2 PNT -> Commentary on 27:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:2 TFG -> Commentary on 27:2 TSK -> Commentary on 27:2 TSK -> Entry for 27:2 WEN -> Notes on 27:2 NTB -> Conspiracy; Government; Jerusalem; Jesus, The Christ; Pilate, Pontius; Priest TTT -> Courts of Justice; Hatred to Christ; Jerusalem EBD -> Caiaphas; Governor WJD -> Devotional using 27:2 WJD -> Devotional using 27:2 27:2 - [In Context] They tied Jesus with chains. Then they led him to Pilate the governor. They gave Jesus to Pilate.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:3 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:3 JFB -> Commentary on 27:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:3 PNT -> Commentary on 27:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:3 TFG -> Commentary on 27:3 TSK -> Commentary on 27:3 TSK -> Entry for 27:3 WEN -> Notes on 27:3 NTB -> Apostasy; Bribery; Conscience; Conscience Money; Conviction; Fear Of God; Government; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judas (Jude); Minister, Christian; Money; Mortification; Remorse; Repentance TTT -> Conscience; Repentance EBD -> Repentance; Sanhedrim SBD -> Judas Iscariot WJD -> Devotional using 27:3 WJD -> Devotional using 27:3 27:3 - [In Context] Judas saw that they had decided to kill Jesus. Judas was the one that gave Jesus {to his enemies}. When Judas saw what happened, he was very sorry for what he did. So he took the 30 silver coins back to the priests and the leaders.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:4 JFB -> Commentary on 27:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:4 PNT -> Commentary on 27:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:4 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:4 TFG -> Commentary on 27:4 TSK -> Commentary on 27:4 TSK -> Entry for 27:4 WEN -> Notes on 27:4 NTB -> Apostasy; Blood; Bribery; Conscience; Conscience Money; Conviction; Fear Of God; Government; Impenitence; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judas (Jude); Minister, Christian; Mortification; Remorse; Repentance TTT -> Christ, Character of; Injustice; Murder; Repentance SBD -> Judas Iscariot WJD -> Devotional using 27:4 WJD -> Devotional using 27:4 27:4 - [In Context] Judas said, "I sinned. I gave you an innocent man to be killed." The Jewish leaders answered, "We don't care! That's a problem for you, not us."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:5 JFB -> Commentary on 27:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:5 PNT -> Commentary on 27:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:5 TFG -> Commentary on 27:5 TSK -> Commentary on 27:5 TSK -> Entry for 27:5 WEN -> Notes on 27:5 NTB -> Apostasy; Bribery; Conscience; Conscience Money; Conviction; Fear Of God; Jesus, The Christ; Judas (Jude); Minister, Christian; Money; Mortification; Prophecy; Remorse; Repentance; Suicide; Temple TTT -> Death of the Wicked, The; Despair; Repentance EBD -> Judas SBD -> Judas Iscariot WJD -> Devotional using 27:5 WJD -> Devotional using 27:5 27:5 - [In Context] So Judas threw the money into the temple. F422 Then Judas left that place and hanged himself.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:6 JFB -> Commentary on 27:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:6 PNT -> Commentary on 27:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:6 TFG -> Commentary on 27:6 TSK -> Commentary on 27:6 TSK -> Entry for 27:6 WEN -> Notes on 27:6 NTB -> Bribery; Jesus, The Christ; Judas (Jude); Minister, Christian; Treasure-Houses TTT -> Blood EBD -> Treasury SBD -> Judas Iscariot WJD -> Devotional using 27:6 WJD -> Devotional using 27:6 27:6 - [In Context] The leading priests picked up the silver coins in the temple. They said, "Our law does not allow us to keep this money with the temple money, because this money has paid for a man's death."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:7 JFB -> Commentary on 27:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:7 PNT -> Commentary on 27:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:7 TFG -> Commentary on 27:7 WEN -> Notes on 27:7 NTB -> Bribery; Burial; Jesus, The Christ; Judas (Jude); Minister, Christian; Pottery; Strangers TTT -> Burial; Prophecies Respecting Christ EBD -> Aceldama; Potters field SBD -> Judas Iscariot; Potters field, The WJD -> Devotional using 27:7 WJD -> Devotional using 27:7 27:7 - [In Context] So they decided to use the money to buy a field called Potter's Field. This field would be a place to bury people that died while visiting {in Jerusalem}.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:8 JFB -> Commentary on 27:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:8 PNT -> Commentary on 27:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:8 TFG -> Commentary on 27:8 TSK -> Commentary on 27:8 TSK -> Entry for 27:8 WEN -> Notes on 27:8 NTB -> Aceldama; Bribery; Jesus, The Christ; Judas (Jude); Pottery EBD -> Aceldama; Potters field SBD -> Judas Iscariot WJD -> Devotional using 27:8 WJD -> Devotional using 27:8 27:8 - [In Context] That is why that field is still called the Field of Blood.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:9 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:9 JFB -> Commentary on 27:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:9 PNT -> Commentary on 27:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:9 SRN -> Study Notes on 27:9 TFG -> Commentary on 27:9 TSK -> Commentary on 27:9 TSK -> Entry for 27:9 WEN -> Notes on 27:9 NTB -> Bribery; Jesus, The Christ; Judas (Jude); Pottery; Prophecy; Quotations And Allusions EBD -> Potters field SBD -> Jeremy; Judas Iscariot; Old Testament WJD -> Devotional using 27:9 WJD -> Devotional using 27:9 27:9 - [In Context] So the thing happened that Jeremiah the prophet F423 said: "They took 30 silver coins. That was how much the Jewish people decided to pay for his life.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 27:10 DSN -> Synopsis on 27:10 GEB -> Study Notes on 27:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 27:10 JFB -> Commentary on 27:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 27:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 27:10 PNT -> Commentary on 27:10 RWP -> Study Notes on 27:10 WEN -> Notes on 27:10 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ; Judas (Jude); Pottery; Prophecy; Quotations And Allusions EBD -> Potters field SBD -> Judas Iscariot WJD -> Devotional using 27:10 WJD -> Devotional using 27:10 27:10 - [In Context] They used those 30 silver coins to buy the potter's field, like the Lord commanded me." F424
FOOTNOTES: F422: temple   The special building in Jerusalem for Jewish worship. F423: prophet   A person that spoke for God. Sometimes a prophet told things that would happen in the future. F424: "They took … me"   See Zech. 11:12-13; Jer. 32:6-9.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.