Judas killed himself because he had betrayed everyone who had stayed loyal to Jesus and so made himself an outcast from his peer group.

Judas killed himself in horror at his betrayal of Jesus.

There are various interpretations of this story: Matthew says that Judas committed suicide. What happened to Judas afterwards - According to the Gospel of Matthew In fact the books of the Bible don't offer a consistent account of what Judas did, but the list above includes the events that most people associate with Judas.

Other versions say that he didn't return the money and died by accident.

Afterwards Jesus' death, according to Matthew's gospel, Judas regretted his actions, returned the money and hanged himself.

Judas led soldiers to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was praying.

Jesus knew that Judas was going to do this, but took no action to stop him.

They agreed to pay him 30 pieces of silver for doing so.

Judas offered to betray Jesus to the religious authorities.

Judas was one of the 12 disciples closest to Jesus.

This act led to the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' twelve apostles, betrayed his master to the authorities.

Last trial of judas iscariot