Judas Iscariot is described in the New Testament as the disciple who betrayed Jesus, and the main accounts say he died by suicide after the betrayal. Matthew says he hanged himself, while Acts says he fell headlong and his body burst open; many readers treat these as different descriptions of the same end.

What happened

  • Judas betrayed Jesus for silver, then later felt remorse.
  • In Matthew’s account, he returned the money and hanged himself.
  • In Acts, Peter says Judas died in connection with a field later known as the Field of Blood.
  • Because the accounts differ in wording, scholars and commentators have long debated whether they are contradictory or complementary.

In plain terms

If you want the shortest version: Judas betrayed Jesus, regretted it, and died soon afterward; the Bible gives two different descriptions of how that death happened. If you want, I can also explain the two passages side by side in simple language.