Supporters’ Devo: The Death of Judas
I hope this week's devotions on Judas have been helpful to you. As we close out this series, I want to address something that sceptics often bring up when trying to discredit the Bible - the supposed "contradiction" between Matthew's account and Luke's account of how Judas died.
Matthew 27:5 tells us: "So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself."
But in Acts 1:18, Luke writes: "With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out."
Now, for many sceptics, these two passages contradict each other. Did Judas hang himself… read or listen to this full devotion on my Patreon page here – for a monthly amount of your choice.
The Bible gives us two accounts of Judas's death that may seem contradictory at first glance, but a closer look reveals they tell complementary parts of the same tragic story. When you encounter difficult passages in Scripture, take time to read carefully and trust that God's Word is reliable and true.