Matthew 26:15

“and said, “What are you willing to give me and I will hand him over to you?” And they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.”
Matthew 26:15 · direct translation from the Greek

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and said,εἶπεν“WhatΤίare you willingθέλετέto giveδοῦναιmeμοιand Iκἀγὼwill handπαραδώσωhimαὐτόνoverπαραδώσωto you?”ὑμῖνAndδὲtheyοἱweighed outἔστησανfor himαὐτῷthirtyτριάκονταpieces of silver.ἀργύρια

Allusion · Zechariah 11:12

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Both texts speak of thirty pieces of silver as a price.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

τριάκονταtriakontaG5144שְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshimH7970“thirty”
ἀργύριαargyriaG694כָּסֶףkasefH3701“silver, money”

Matthew 26:15, word by word

and saidεἶπενeipen

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipen” appears

are you willingθέλετέthelete

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

Where else “thelete” appears

to giveδοῦναιdounai

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “dounai” appears

and Iκἀγὼkagō

and I, I also

And I, I too.

Where else “kagō” appears

will handπαραδώσωparadōsō

betray

To give someone up to enemies, betray them.

Where else “paradōsō” appears

weighed outἔστησανestēsan

General meaning: Stand; set.

Where else “estēsan” appears

thirtyτριάκονταtriakonta

thirty

Thirty.

Where else “triakonta” appears

pieces of silverἀργύριαargyria

money

Coins for paying or buying; what is given as payment.

Where else “argyria” appears

Translation note

“They weighed out” recalls Zechariah 11:12, where they weigh out thirty pieces of silver as the shepherd’s wages.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Judas agrees to betray Jesus

Mark 14:10-11 Luke 22:3-6

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Matthew 26:14-16

¹⁴Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests ¹⁵and said, “What are you willing to give me and I will hand him over to you?” And they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶And from then on he was looking for an opportunity to hand him over.

Mark 14:10-11

¹⁰And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve, went away to the high priests in order to hand him over to them. ¹¹And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might conveniently hand him over.

Luke 22:3-6

³And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve; ⁴and he went away and discussed with the high priests and captains of the temple guard how he might hand him over to them. ⁵And they were glad and agreed to give him money. ⁶And he consented and was seeking an opportunity to hand him over to them apart from the crowd.

The context

14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests

15 · This verse (above)

16And from then on he was looking for an opportunity to hand him over.

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To study Matthew 26 in a group

1. What it says
What did the woman do with the jar of perfume, and what did Jesus say about it (vv. 7, 10–13)?
2. What it means
What does Jesus say about his blood as he gives the cup to the disciples (vv. 27–28)?
3. How I live it
Peter said he would never deny him, and then did (vv. 33–35, 69–75). How can you start over after failing someone?

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