Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Matthew: Chapter 27].
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27:1 {Now when morning was come} (\pr•ias de genomen•s\).
Genitive absolute. After dawn came the Sanhedrin held a formal
meeting to condemn Jesus and so ratify the illegal trial during
the night (Mr 15:1; Lu 22:66-71). Luke gives the details of
this second ratification consultation. The phrase used, {took
counsel} (\sumboulion elabon\) is a Latin idiom (_consilium
ceperunt_) for \sunebouleusanto\.
27:2 {Delivered him up to Pilate the governor} (\pared•kan
Peilat•i t•i h•gemoni\). What they had done was all a form and a
farce. Pilate had the power of death, but they had greatly
enjoyed the condemnation and the buffeting of Jesus now in their
power bound as a condemned criminal. He was no longer the master
of assemblies in the temple, able to make the Sanhedrin cower
before him. He had been bound in the garden and was bound before
Annas (Joh 18:12,24), but may have been unbound before
Caiaphas.
27:3 {Repented himself} (\metamel•theis\). Probably Judas saw
Jesus led away to Pilate and thus knew that the condemnation had
taken place. This verb (first aorist passive participle of
\metamelomai\) really means to be sorry afterwards like the
English word _repent_ from the Latin _repoenitet_, to have pain
again or afterwards. See the same verb \metamel•theis\ in Mt
21:30 of the boy who became sorry and changed to obedience. The
word does not have an evil sense in itself. Paul uses it of his
sorrow for his sharp letter to the Corinthians, a sorrow that
ceased when good came of the letter (2Co 7:8). But mere sorrow
avails nothing unless it leads to change of mind and life
(\metanoia\), the sorrow according to God (2Co 7:9). This
sorrow Peter had when he wept bitterly. It led Peter back to
Christ. But Judas had only remorse that led to suicide.
27:4 {See thou to it} (\su ops•i\). Judas made a belated
confession of his sin in betraying innocent blood to the
Sanhedrin, but not to God, nor to Jesus. The Sanhedrin ignore the
innocent or righteous blood (\haima ath•ion\ or \dikaion\) and
tell Judas to look after his own guilt himself. They ignore also
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Matthew: Chapter 27)