Mat 27:5 | TNotes | STEP | 27:5 hanged himself: Judas’s suicide resulted from a guilt-stricken, unrepentant conscience. His death satisfied Old Testament law regarding the punishment of a false witness (see Deut 19:16-21 ).

bDeut 19:16-21►

‏ Matthew 27:5

27:5 ^a hanged himself: Judas’s suicide resulted from a guilt-stricken, unrepentant conscience. His death satisfied Old Testament law regarding the punishment of a false witness (see Deut 19:16-21 ^b).