“Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.”
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 — the vivid description of Judas' death (cf. Matthew's account of hanging) establishes divine judgment on betrayal and shows that no one escapes God's reckoning. The field (chorion) becomes a memorial to apostolic integrity versus treachery. Luke's graphic detail is not gratuitous but underscores the seriousness of defection from Christ.
Church Fathers on Acts 1:18
And in those days, it says, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said. Acts 1:15 Both as being ardent, and as having been put in trust by Christ with the flock, and as having precedence in honor, he always begins the discourse. (The number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty.) Men and brethren, he says, this Scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before, [etc.] Acts 1:16 Why did he not ask Christ to give him some…
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