Matthew 26:15
13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
14 Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
16 So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
17 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- KJV
- And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
- WEB
- and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you?” So they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- ASV
- and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
- DARBY
- and said, What are ye willing to give me, and *I* will deliver him up to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver.
- BLB
- said, “What are you⁺ willing to give me, and I will betray Him to you⁺?” And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver.
- ÅB
- og sa: «Hva vil dere gi meg for å overgi ham til dere?» Da gav de ham tretti sølvpenger.
- OTB
- og sa, “Hva vil dere gi meg for å forråde ham til dere?” Og de telte opp tretti sølvpenger til ham.
- B1930
- og sa: Hvad vil I gi mig, så skal jeg gi ham i eders vold? De gav ham da tretti sølvpenninger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 11:12–13
Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Read in contextGenesis 37:26–28
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Read in contextExodus 21:32
If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:9–10
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Read in context2 Peter 2:3
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
Read in contextGenesis 38:16
Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.
Read in contextJudges 18:19–20
“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
Read in contextMatthew 27:3–5
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
Read in context