Matthew 27:9
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
10 And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.
11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
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
- Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
- KJV
- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
- WEB
- Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
- ASV
- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom [certain] of the children of Israel did price;
- DARBY
- Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying, And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was set a price on, whom [they who were] of the sons of Israel had set a price on,
- BLB
- Then was fulfilled that having been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the One having been priced, on whom a price was set by the sons of Israel,
- ÅB
- Da ble det oppfylt som er talt ved profeten Jeremias, som sier:
«Og de tok de tretti sølvpengene,
den verdsattes verdi, han som Israels barn lot verdsette, - OTB
- Da ble det oppfylt som ble talt ved profeten Jeremia: "De tok de tretti sølvpengene, prisen satt på Ham av Israels sønner,
- B1930
- Da blev det opfylt som er talt ved profeten Jeremias, som sier: Og de tok de tretti sølvpenninger, den verdsattes verdi, han som Israels barn lot verdsette,
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.
Read in contextLeviticus 27:2–7
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.
Read in contextMatthew 1:22
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
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