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Matthew 26:15

Money and wealth

13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

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.

16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

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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.

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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

    And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

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  • Genesis 37:26–28

    And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

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  • Exodus 21:32

    If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:9–10

    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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  • 2 Peter 2:3

    And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

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  • Genesis 38:16

    And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

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  • Judges 18:19–20

    And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

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  • Matthew 27:3–5

    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,

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