2 Corinthians 7:10; The Sorrow of the World Worketh Death
2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
The verdict of handing Jesus over to the Roman authorities causes an emotional response from Judas, the treasurer of the group. It causes Judas to be very remorseful. Realizing his sin of betraying innocent blood, Judas offered the money back to the chief priests and elders. This was the deadly fruit of treachery. These godless, lawless men refused to wash their hands from the matter, refusing to hear Judas’.
Matthew 27:2-3 2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
We observe here how Judas was remorseful. But it was not godly repentance that leads to salvation. He was sorry for the effects which his crime brought upon himself, he was yet unwilling to acknowledge Jesus as Lord and Saviour!