Matthew 27:5 · WEB
“He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.”
— Matthew 27:5
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
grieving
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
despairsuicide
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