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"“I have sinned,” again cried Judas, “in that I have betrayed the innocent blood.” But the high priest, regaining his self-possession, answered with scorn, “What is that to us? see thou to that.” Matthew 27:4 . The priests had been willing to make Judas their tool; but they despised his baseness. When he turned to them with confession, they spurned him. DA 722.1"
Direct citation 95% Matthew 27:4
"Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that."
EGW directly quotes Matthew 27:4, making this an explicit allusion.
"Judas now cast himself at the feet of Jesus, acknowledging Him to be the Son of God, and entreating Him to deliver Himself. The Saviour did not reproach His betrayer. He knew that Judas did not repent; his confession was forced from his guilty soul by an awful sense of condemnation and a looking for of judgment, but he felt no deep, heartbreaking grief that he had betrayed the spotless Son of God, and denied the Holy One of Israel. Yet Jesus spoke no word of condemnation. He looked pityingly upon Judas, and said, For this hour came I into the world. DA 722.2"
Related principle 85% John 18:37
"Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice."
The EGW passage, "For this hour came I into the world," echoes the sentiment in John 18:37, "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world." Both passages highlight the purpose of Jesus's incarnation, although in different contexts. The connection is thematic rather than a direct quote or principle.
"A murmur of surprise ran through the assembly. With amazement they beheld the forbearance of Christ toward His betrayer. Again there swept over them the conviction that this Man was more than mortal. But if He was the Son of God, they questioned, why did He not free Himself from His bonds and triumph over His accusers? DA 722.3"
Related principle 90% Matthew 27:42
"He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him."
The EGW passage echoes the sentiment expressed in Matthew 27:42, where the crowd mocks Jesus' inability to save himself. Both passages highlight the question of why Jesus doesn't use his power to escape.
"Judas saw that his entreaties were in vain, and he rushed from the hall exclaiming, It is too late! It is too late! He felt that he could not live to see Jesus crucified, and in despair went out and hanged himself. DA 722.4"
Direct citation 99% Matthew 27:5
"And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."
The EGW passage directly recounts Judas's suicide by hanging, mirroring the account in Matthew 27:5.
"Later that same day, on the road from Pilate's hall to Calvary, there came an interruption to the shouts and jeers of the wicked throng who were leading Jesus to the place of crucifixion. As they passed a retired spot, they saw at the foot of a lifeless tree, the body of Judas. It was a most revolting sight. His weight had broken the cord by which he had hanged himself to the tree. In falling, his body had been horribly mangled, and dogs were now devouring it. His remains were immediately buried out of sight; but there was less mockery among the throng, and many a pale face revealed the thoughts within. Retribution seemed already visiting those who were guilty of the blood of Jesus. DA 722.5"
Direct citation 95% Matthew 27:5
"And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."
The EGW passage describes Judas's suicide in detail, directly alluding to Matthew 27:5. While the details differ slightly, the core event is the same.

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