Matthew 26:15

Matthew 26:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said, "What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Matthew 26:15

13I tell you this: Everywhere in the world people will speak about this good news. At the same time, they will also tell people about the good thing that this woman has done. And so people will remember her.’ 14Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus' 12 apostles. He went to see the leaders of the priests and he asked them, ‘How much money will you give me if I help you to take hold of Jesus?’ The priests gave Judas 30 silver coins. 16Judas then waited for the right moment to help them to take hold of Jesus. 17The first day of the festival when the Jews eat flat bread arrived. Jesus' disciples came to him and they asked him, ‘Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you to eat?’

Matthew 26:15 word by word

εἶπεν· τί θέλετέ μοι δοῦναι, κἀγὼ ὑμῖν παραδώσω αὐτόν;¶ Οἱ δὲ ἔστησαν αὐτῷ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• And saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• will yeθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• will deliverπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they covenantedἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• forἀργύριονargurion · moneyG694
• thirtyτριάκονταtriakonta · thirtyG5144

Cross-references for Matthew 26:15

• Genesis 38:16He did not know that she was his son's widow. He went to her at the side of the road. He said, ‘Let me have sex with you.’ Tamar asked him, ‘If I have sex with you, what will you give me?’
• Judges 16:5The rulers of the Philistines went to visit Delilah. They said to her, ‘Do something clever to discover what makes Samson so strong. We want to find a way to take hold of him and tie him up. If you do that, we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.’
• Judges 17:10Micah said, ‘Stay here with me. You will be my advisor and my priest. I will pay you ten pieces of silver each year, as well as your clothes and food.’
• Judges 18:19They said to him, ‘Be quiet! Do not say a word. Come with us. You will be our advisor and our priest. That will be much better for you. You will serve a whole Israelite tribe, instead of only one man's family.’
• Isaiah 56:11They are like dogs who are always hungry. They eat a lot but they never have enough. They are like shepherds who do not understand what to do. They do whatever they want to do, so that it will help them get what they want.
• 1 Timothy 3:3He should not drink too much wine. He must not get angry quickly or quarrel with people. Instead he should be kind to people. He must not want lots of money.
• 1 Timothy 6:9But some people want to have lots of money. This causes them to do wrong things. They cannot get free from their bad ways, like an animal in a trap. They want many things for themselves. Their foolish thoughts hurt them and finally destroy their lives.
• 2 Peter 2:3The false teachers want you to give them money. So they will teach things that are not true. A long time ago, God already decided that he must punish them. God is ready to do that now. Certainly, he will soon destroy them.
• Matthew 26:4They wanted to kill Jesus. But they wanted to take hold of him secretly. So they tried to decide how they could do that.
• Matthew 21:32John the Baptist came to show you the right way to live. You did not believe him. But the men who take taxes did believe him. Prostitutes also believed him. Even after you saw this, you did not believe him. You did not change the way that you live.’
• Matthew 27:3Judas heard that the Jewish leaders wanted the Roman rulers to kill Jesus. Judas was the man who had helped Jesus' enemies to take hold of him. Now he was very sorry about what he had done. So he took back the 30 silver coins to the leaders of the priests and the important Jews.
• Genesis 37:26Judah said to his brothers, ‘We could kill our brother and then hide his body. But then we will not get anything for ourselves.
• Zechariah 11:12I said to them, ‘You may think that I should have some money for my work. If you do think that, pay me my money. If you do not want to pay me, keep it.’ So they paid me 30 silver coins.
• Acts 1:18Judas received some money for the bad thing that he did. He bought a field with that money. But he fell down in that field and he died. His body broke open and the inside parts of his body poured out.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thirty pieces of silver - , thirty silverlings; but , staters, is the reading of the Codex Bezae, three copies of the Itala, Eusebius, and Origen sometimes; and , silver staters, is the reading of the famous Basil MS. No. 1, in Griesbach, and one copy of the Itala. A stater was the same as the shekel, and worth about 3s. English money, according to Dean Prideaux: a goodly price for the Savior of the world! Thirty staters, about 4l. 10s. the common price…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-16Verses 14-16 There were but twelve called apostles, and one of them was like a devil; surely we must never expect any society to be quite pure on this side heaven. The greater profession men make of religion, the greater opportunity they have of doing mischief, if their hearts be not right with God. Observe, that Christ's own disciple, who knew so well his doctrine and manner of his life, and was false to him, could not charge him with any thing criminal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16Judas sold himself to the authorities (see also John 11:57), kept it secret (Matthew 26:25), and led them to Jesus at the right time to arrest him (26:47–56; see John 18:2). Later, feeling guilty, Judas killed himself (Matthew 27:3–10; see Acts 1:15–22). Judas was known for his greed (Matthew 26:14–15; John 12:4–6; 13:29). Some think he may also have been disappointed in the kind of Messiah Jesus was, ashamed after the anointing of Jesus (see John…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:15

• Apostasy
• Betrayal
• Bribery
• Church
• Covetousness
• Fellowship
• Government
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Priest
• Silver
• Traitor

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn
• Kingdom

Commentaries on Matthew 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings