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How he who knew Christ so well, came to betray him, we are here told; Satan entered into Judas. It is hard to say whether more mischief is done to Christ's kingdom, by the power of its open enemies, or by the treachery of its pretended friends; but without the latter, its enemies could not do so much evil as they do.<a name="bar" id="bar"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/barnes/luke/22.htm">Barnes' Notes on the Bible</a></div>Chief priests and captains - See the notes at <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14</a>. See the account of the bargain which Judas made with them explained in the <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a> notes, and <a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/14-10.htm">Mark 14:10-11</a> notes.<p>Absence of the multitude - The multitude, "the people," were then favorable to Jesus. He had preached in the temple, and many of them believed that he was the Messiah. It was a hazardous thing, therefore, to take him by force, and in their presence, as they might rise and rescue him. Hence, they sought to take him when "he" was away from the multitude; and as Judas knew of a place where he could be found "alone," they were glad of the opportunity of so easily securing him. <a name="jfb" id="jfb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/jfb/luke/22.htm">Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary</a></div>5. money—"thirty pieces of silver" (Mt 26:15); thirty shekels, the fine payable for man- or maid-servant accidentally killed (Ex 21:32), and equal to between four and five pounds of our money—"a goodly price that I was priced at of them" (Zec 11:13). (See on [1719]Joh 19:16.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/poole/luke/22.htm">Matthew Poole's Commentary</a></div> <span class="bld">See Poole on "<a href="/luke/22-3.htm" title="Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.">Luke 22:3</a>"</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="gil" id="gil"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gill/luke/22.htm">Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible</a></div>And they were glad,.... For nothing could be more opportune and agreeable to them, than that one of his disciples should meet them at this juncture, and offer to put him into their hands in the most private manner; <p>and covenanted to give him money. The Ethiopic version read, "thirty pieces of silver"; which was the sum they agreed to give him, and he accepted of; see <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15</a>. <a name="gsb" id="gsb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gsb/luke/22.htm">Geneva Study Bible</a></div><span class="cverse2">And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.</span></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="comtype">EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/egt/luke/22.htm">Expositor's Greek Testament</a></div><a href="/luke/22-5.htm" title="And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.">Luke 22:5</a>. <span class="greekheb">ἐχάρησαν</span>, they were <span class="ital">glad</span>, emphatically; and how piously they would remark on the providential character of this unexpected means of getting out of the difficulty as to the <span class="greekheb">πῶς</span>!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/cambridge/luke/22.htm">Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges</a></div><span class="bld">5</span>. <span class="ital">they were glad</span>] This spontaneous offer—and that too from one of Christ’s immediate followers—seemed to solve all their difficulties.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">covenanted</span>] Or, ‘agreed;’ in St Mark, ‘<span class="ital">promised’</span> In <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm" title="And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.">Matthew 26:15</a> it is said that they ‘paid’ or ‘weighed’ him the money, with a reference to <a href="/context/zechariah/11-12.htm" title="And I said to them, If you think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver....">Zechariah 11:12-13</a> (LXX.). This was perhaps done at a second meeting when the actual plan was ripened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">to give him money</span>] The proposal came from the wretched man himself (<a href="/matthew/26-15.htm" title="And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.">Matthew 26:15</a>). The paltry sum given (which is mentioned by St Matthew only)-30 shekels, about <span class="ital">£3.</span> 1<span class="ital">6s.,</span> the price given for the meanest slave—shews that this sum was either regarded as <span class="ital">earnest money,</span> or more probably that the Priests felt themselves quite able to carry out their plot, though less conveniently, without any aid from Judas. On one side of these shekels would be stamped the olive-branch, the emblem of peace; on the obverse the censer, the type of prayer, with the inscription, “Jerusalem the Holy”!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/bengel/luke/22.htm">Bengel's Gnomen</a></div><a href="/luke/22-5.htm" title="And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.">Luke 22:5</a>. <span class="greekheb">Ἐχάρησαν</span>, <span class="ital">they were glad</span>) as at a thing which they had desired, though not expected.—<span class="greekheb">συνέθεντο</span>) <span class="ital">they covenanted</span>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Luke 22:5<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 Interlinear</a><br /><a href="/texts/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 Parallel Texts</a><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/niv/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://bibleapps.com/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 Parallel</a><br /><a href="http://bibliaparalela.com/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="http://holybible.com.cn/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="http://saintebible.com/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="http://bibeltext.com/luke/22-5.htm">Luke 22:5 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="../luke/22-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 22:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 22:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../luke/22-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 22:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 22:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>