<P> The Gospel of Mark , the earliest gospel , gives no motive for Judas 's betrayal , but does present Jesus predicting it in advance at the Last Supper , an event also described in all the later gospels . The Gospel of Matthew 26 : 15 states that Judas committed the betrayal in exchange for thirty pieces of silver . The Gospel of Luke 22 : 3 and the Gospel of John 13 : 27 instead suggest that he was possessed by Satan . According to Matthew 27 : 1 -- 10 , after learning that Jesus was to be crucified , Judas attempted to return the money he had been paid for his betrayal to the chief priests and committed suicide by hanging . The priests used the money to buy a field to bury strangers in , which was called the `` Field of Blood '' because it had been bought with blood money . The Book of Acts 1 : 18 quotes Peter as saying that Judas used the money to buy the field himself and , as he was walking through it , he `` ( fell ) headlong ... burst asunder in the midst , and all his bowels gushed out . '' His place among the Twelve Apostles was later filled by Matthias . </P>
<P> The Gospel of Mark , the earliest gospel , gives no motive for Judas 's betrayal , but does present Jesus predicting it in advance at the Last Supper , an event also described in all the later gospels . The Gospel of Matthew 26 : 15 states that Judas committed the betrayal in exchange for thirty pieces of silver . The Gospel of Luke 22 : 3 and the Gospel of John 13 : 27 instead suggest that he was possessed by Satan . According to Matthew 27 : 1 -- 10 , after learning that Jesus was to be crucified , Judas attempted to return the money he had been paid for his betrayal to the chief priests and committed suicide by hanging . The priests used the money to buy a field to bury strangers in , which was called the `` Field of Blood '' because it had been bought with blood money . The Book of Acts 1 : 18 quotes Peter as saying that Judas used the money to buy the field himself and , as he was walking through it , he `` ( fell ) headlong ... burst asunder in the midst , and all his bowels gushed out . '' His place among the Twelve Apostles was later filled by Matthias . </P>
who becomes a member of the twelve after judas betrays jesus
who becomes a member of the twelve after judas betrays jesus
Matthias
Matthias