Here's the scoop:
Acts 1:18 NASB20 - "(Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out."
Compared to:
Matthew 27:3-10 NLT - "When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders. 4 "I have sinned," he declared, "for I have betrayed an innocent man." "What do we care?" they retorted. "That's your problem." 5 Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself. 6 The leading priests picked up the coins. "It wouldn't be right to put this money in the Temple treasury," they said, "since it was payment for murder." 7 After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter's field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners. 8 That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood. 9 This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, "They took the thirty pieces of silver--the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel, 10 and purchased the potter's field, as the LORD directed."
And here are my notes on the matter - I hope they're accurate.
How can this be? - If Luke's accounting is correct in Acts, then it means that the discussion that Matthew clearly presents . . . is all made up. And since it is likely that Matthew has made up this conversation, it then means that according to Matthew, Dr. Luke doesn't have a clue as to what he's talking about. We know that the Matthew account is correct because it outlines that . . . what the Jews did actually fulfilled prophesy. Matthew 27:9-10 NLT - "This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, "They took the thirty pieces of silver--the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel, and purchased the potter's field, as the LORD directed." References are then given to the Old Testament: Zech 11:12-13; Jer 32:6-9.
Nowhere in the Matthew text does it mention Judas's name at all, let alone Judas "acquiring" the field. The Matthew account is clear that the Jews bought the field, not Judas.
Anyway . . . if I"m wrong I'd love to know so I can get my notes straightened out. Again, I know that this is off of your topic, and so am thankful that you've entertained it. I enjoy this kind of stuff. haha