4"I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility."


In Context

1 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death.

2 They bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.

3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.

4 "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility."

5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money."

Matthew 27:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? look thou to it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:4saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it .

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4saying, I have sinned in having delivered up guiltless blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:4saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4saying, |I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.| But they said, |What is that to us? You see to it.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What — to us? thou shalt see!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see you to that.