2 Bible Verses

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
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Matthew 26:14-16KJV
These verses describe the actual betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot. While not about the Gospel of Judas text specifically, it details the historical betrayal that the Gnostic Gospel of Judas later reinterprets from a different perspective.
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
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Matthew 27:3-5KJV
This passage shows Judas's remorse after betraying Jesus, which contrasts with the alternative narrative presented in the non-canonical Gospel of Judas. These verses represent the traditional biblical account of Judas's fate.

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