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And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/kjv/matthew/26.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/26.htm">New King James Version</a> and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/nasb/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> and said, &#8220What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?&#8221 And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and said, “What are you willing to give me to deliver Him up to you?” And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/lsb/matthew/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and said, “What are you willing to give me to deliver Him to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him. <a href="/amp/matthew/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Jesus over to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/csb/matthew/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you? ” So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver for him. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and said, &#8220What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?&#8221 So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him. <a href="/asv/matthew/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and asked, "How much will you give me if I help you arrest Jesus?" They paid Judas 30 silver coins, <a href="/erv/matthew/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/matthew/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He asked, "What will you pay me if I hand him over to you?" They offered him 30 silver coins. <a href="/gnt/matthew/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> and asked, "What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They counted out thirty silver coins and gave them to him. <a href="/isv/matthew/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> and inquired, "What are you willing to give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They offered him 30 pieces of silver, <a href="/msb/matthew/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/matthew/26.htm">NET Bible</a> and said, "What will you give me to betray him into your hands?" So they set out thirty silver coins for him. <a href="/nheb/matthew/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/wbt/matthew/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels, <a href="/web/matthew/26.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver Him up to you?” And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver, <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> said, "What are you willing to give me, and I will betray Him to you?" And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/ylt/matthew/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings, <a href="/slt/matthew/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? and they placed to him thirty silver coins.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and he said to them, “What are you willing to give me, if I hand him over to you?” So they appointed thirty pieces of silver for him. <a href="/nabre/matthew/26.htm">New American Bible</a> and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to them, What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they promised him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/26.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he said to them, ''What are you willing to give me if I shall deliver him to you?', but they promised him thirty silver coins.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/26.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and said: What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed to him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/godbey/matthew/26.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> said, What do you wish to give me, and I will deliver Him to you? And they offered him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/haweis/matthew/26.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/mace/matthew/26.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and said, what will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? and they promised him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels, <a href="/worrell/matthew/26.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> said, "What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver Him up to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. <a href="/worsley/matthew/26.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> to the chief priests, and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him to you? and they promised him thirty pieces of silver: <a href="/parallel/matthew/26-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=7972" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus</a> 14Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15<a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">and asked,</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">“What</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelete (V-PIA-2P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">are you willing</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dounai (V-ANA) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">to give</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/2504.htm" title="2504: kagō (PPro-N1S) -- To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.">if I</a> <a href="/greek/3860.htm" title="3860: paradōsō (V-FIA-1S) -- From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.">hand</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him over</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you?”</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2476.htm" title="2476: estēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.">they set out</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">for him</a> <a href="/greek/5144.htm" title="5144: triakonta (Adj-ANP) -- Thirty. The decade of treis; thirty.">thirty</a> <a href="/greek/694.htm" title="694: argyria (N-ANP) -- Neuter of a presumed derivative of arguros; silvery, i.e. cash; specially, a silverling.">pieces of silver.</a> 16So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a> 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. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">Exodus 21:32</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-10</a> 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. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. ... <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16-20</a> “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” / (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. ... <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a> Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. <a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a> I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’ <a href="/mark/14-10.htm">Mark 14:10-11</a> Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus. <a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Luke 22:3-6</a> Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. / And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted and agreed to give him money. ... <a href="/john/12-4.htm">John 12:4-6</a> But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, / “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” / Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it. <a href="/john/18-2.htm">John 18:2-3</a> Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. / So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a> For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God. <a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">Jeremiah 32:6-9</a> Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. ... <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Proverbs 28:20</a> A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.What.<a href="/genesis/38-16.htm">Genesis 38:16</a> 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?<a href="/judges/16-5.htm">Judges 16:5</a> And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.<a href="/judges/17-10.htm">Judges 17:10</a> And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.thirty.<a href="/matthew/26-4.htm">Matthew 26:4</a> And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.<a href="/matthew/21-32.htm">Matthew 21:32</a> For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.<a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-5</a> 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, … <a href="/genesis/37-26.htm">Genesis 37:26-28</a> And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? … <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12,13</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/24-45.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/matthew/24-10.htm">Betray</a> <a href="/matthew/15-37.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Coins</a> <a href="/matthew/14-5.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/haggai/2-5.htm">Covenanted</a> <a href="/matthew/25-22.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/matthew/18-18.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/22-5.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/matthew/24-51.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/matthew/26-9.htm">Price</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/matthew/10-9.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/26-18.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-16.htm">Betray</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Coins</a> <a href="/mark/11-32.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/luke/22-5.htm">Covenanted</a> <a href="/matthew/26-16.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/luke/12-59.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Price</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/luke/9-32.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 26</div>1. <a href="/matthew/26-1.htm">Jesus foretells his own death.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">The rulers conspire against him.</a> 6. <a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">The woman anoints his feet.</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Judas bargains to betray him.</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Jesus eats the Passover;</a> 26. <a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">institutes his holy supper;</a> 30. <a href="/matthew/26-30.htm">foretells the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">prays in the garden;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">and being betrayed by a kiss,</a> 57. <a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">is carried to Caiaphas,</a> 69. <a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">and denied by Peter.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” This phrase highlights Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus. Judas, one of the twelve disciples, approaches the chief priests with the intent to betray Jesus. This act fulfills the prophecy found in <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a>, where it is foretold that a close friend would betray the Messiah. The question posed by Judas indicates a premeditated decision to betray Jesus for personal gain, reflecting a heart turned away from loyalty and devotion. The act of betrayal for monetary compensation underscores the theme of greed and the corrupting power of money, as echoed in <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>, which states that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. The chief priests agree to pay Judas thirty pieces of silver, a sum that holds significant biblical and historical meaning. In the Old Testament, thirty pieces of silver was the price of a slave, as stated in <a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">Exodus 21:32</a>. This valuation of Jesus' life as equivalent to that of a slave highlights the depth of His humility and the extent of His sacrifice. Additionally, this transaction fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a>, where the prophet is paid thirty pieces of silver, which is then thrown to the potter in the house of the Lord. This prophetic fulfillment underscores the divine orchestration of events leading to the crucifixion, emphasizing that Jesus' betrayal and subsequent death were part of God's redemptive plan. The use of silver, a common currency in ancient times, also symbolizes the materialistic motivations behind Judas's actions, contrasting with the spiritual kingdom Jesus preached.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/judas_iscariot.htm">Judas Iscariot</a> One of the twelve disciples of Jesus, who betrayed Him to the chief priests for thirty pieces of silver. His actions fulfilled Old Testament prophecies about the betrayal of the Messiah. 2. <a href="/topical/c/chief_priests.htm">Chief Priests</a> Religious leaders in Jerusalem who were seeking a way to arrest Jesus without causing a public uproar. They were instrumental in plotting against Jesus and ultimately orchestrating His crucifixion. 3. <a href="/topical/t/thirty_pieces_of_silver.htm">Thirty Pieces of Silver</a> The price agreed upon for Judas's betrayal of Jesus. This amount is significant as it fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a>, where thirty pieces of silver is the price set for the shepherd. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where these events took place, particularly significant as the center of Jewish religious life and the location of the Temple. 5. <a href="/topical/b/betrayal_of_jesus.htm">Betrayal of Jesus</a> A pivotal event in the Passion account, leading to Jesus's arrest, trial, and crucifixion. It highlights themes of treachery, fulfillment of prophecy, and the unfolding of God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_betrayal.htm">The Cost of Betrayal</a> Reflect on the value placed on Jesus's life by Judas and the chief priests. Consider how we might sometimes undervalue our relationship with Christ for worldly gains. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Recognize the sovereignty of God in the fulfillment of prophecy, even through acts of human betrayal and sin. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_temptation.htm">Guarding Against Temptation</a> Judas's betrayal serves as a warning to guard our hearts against greed and temptation, which can lead us away from Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_free_will.htm">The Role of Free Will</a> While prophecy was fulfilled, Judas made a conscious choice to betray Jesus. Reflect on the balance between divine sovereignty and human responsibility. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_forgiveness.htm">Repentance and Forgiveness</a> Contrast Judas's response to his betrayal with Peter's denial of Jesus and subsequent repentance. Consider the importance of seeking forgiveness and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 26</a> <a href="/q/how_to_find_clarity_in_confusion.htm">Who will betray me as foretold in scripture?</a> <a href="/q/who_will_betray_me_as_prophesied.htm">Who will betray me as foretold in scripture?</a> <a href="/q/what_motivated_judas_to_betray_jesus.htm">What motivated Judas to betray Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_greed.htm">What is the Bible's stance on greed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) They covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.--The reward was relatively a small one, apparently about the market-price of a common slave (<a href="/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</a>); but the chief priests (Caiaphas and his fellows) saw through the sordid baseness of the man, and, as if scorning both his Master and himself, gauged their reward accordingly.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? There is no disguise in this vile question. Judas unblushingly reveals his base motive in offering such a bargain; and to enhance its value he, as it were, forces his personality into prominence; as if he had said, "I who am his trusted adherent, I who know all his haunts and habits, will do this thing." They covenanted with him; ἔστησαν αὐτῷ: they weighed unto him. The verb might mean "appointed;" constituerunt ei (Vulgate); and St. Mark has "promised," St. Luke "covenanted;" but there is no doubt that some money was at once paid to Judas, as he seems to have returned it (<a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3</a>) without any further interview with the Sanhedrin, though they may have given him a portion at once, and sent him the balance on the success of his attempt. Thirty pieces of silver; τριάκοντα ἀργύρια. Thirty shekels of the sanctuary, equivalent to £3 15s. of our money. This was the legal price of a slave gored by an ox (<a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">Exodus 21:32</a>), and must have been considered by the traitor but a poor reward for his crime. He found the rulers as covetous as himself, and disposed to treat both him and his Master with the utmost contempt. Christ had taken upon him the form of a bondservant, and was here reckoned as such. The transaction had been typically shadowed forth when another Judas sold his brother Joseph for twenty pieces of silver (<a href="/genesis/37-27.htm">Genesis 37:27, 28</a>); when Ahithophel gave counsel against David, his familiar friend (<a href="/2_samuel/16.htm">2 Samuel 16</a>.); and when Zechariah wrote, "I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed [ἔστησαν, Septuagint] for my price thirty pieces of silver" (<a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12</a>). St. Matthew alone of the evangelists mentions the exact price agreed upon. It may have come naturally to the "publican" to observe the pecuniary aspect of the transaction. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/26-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[and] asked, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “What Τί (Ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. are you willing θέλετέ (thelete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to give δοῦναι (dounai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. if I κἀγὼ (kagō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2504.htm">Strong's 2504: </a> To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me. hand παραδώσω (paradōsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3860.htm">Strong's 3860: </a> From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit. Him {over} αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. to you?” ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. And δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. they set out ἔστησαν (estēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2476.htm">Strong's 2476: </a> A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. for him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. thirty τριάκοντα (triakonta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5144.htm">Strong's 5144: </a> Thirty. The decade of treis; thirty. pieces of silver. ἀργύρια (argyria) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_694.htm">Strong's 694: </a> Neuter of a presumed derivative of arguros; silvery, i.e. cash; specially, a silverling. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 26:15 And said What are you willing (Matt. 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