And they were delighted, and agreed to give him money.
Parallel translations
- WEB They were glad, and agreed to give him money.
- KJV And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
- BSB They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
- NKJV And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.
- NLT They were delighted, and they promised to give him money.
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Quick answer
The leaders were delighted and agreed to pay Judas money.
Overview
The chief priests welcomed the inside help they needed to seize Jesus quietly. Their gladness exposes the wickedness of their intent. Matthew records the price as thirty pieces of silver, fulfilling prophecy and revealing the cheapness with which the Lord was valued.
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Cross-references · 9
- Zech 11:12–13I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
- Matt 27:3–5Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
- Acts 1:18Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headlong, his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.
- Matt 26:15–16and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- 1 Tim 6:9–10But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
- Jude 1:11Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.
- Acts 8:20But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
- 2 Pet 2:15forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
- 2 Pet 2:3In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
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