God’s Word Translation
Matthew 26:15
15He asked, “What will you pay me if I hand him over to you?” They offered him 30 silver coins.
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 can guarantee this truth: Wherever this Good News is spoken in the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” 14Then one of the twelve apostles, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. He asked, “What will you pay me if I hand him over to you?” They offered him 30 silver coins. 16From then on, he looked for a chance to betray Jesus. 17On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples went to Jesus. They asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
Read all of Matthew 26Matthew 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 38:16Since he didn’t know she was his daughter-in-law, he approached her by the roadside and said, “Come on, let’s sleep together!” She asked, “What will you pay to sleep with me?”
- Judges 16:5The Philistine rulers came to her and said, “Trick him, and find out what makes him so strong. Find out how we can overpower him. We want to tie him up in order to torture him. Each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”
- Judges 17:10Micah told him, “Stay with me! Be a father and a priest to me. I’ll give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your room and board.” The Levite accepted the offer
- Judges 18:19They told him, “Keep quiet! Don’t say a word! Come with us and be our father and priest. Is it better for you to be a priest for one man’s house or for a tribe in Israel and its families?”
- Isaiah 56:11These dogs have huge appetites. They are never full. They are the shepherds, but they don’t understand. All of them have turned to go their own ways. Each one seeks his own gain.
- 1 Timothy 3:3He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but he must be gentle. He must not be quarrelsome or love money.
- 1 Timothy 6:9But people who want to get rich keep falling into temptation. They are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires which drown them in destruction and ruin.
- 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.
- Matthew 26:4They made plans to arrest Jesus in an underhanded way and to kill him.
- Matthew 21:32John came to you and showed you the way that God wants you to live, but you didn’t believe him. The tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. But even after you had seen that, you didn’t change your minds and believe him.
- Matthew 27:3Then Judas, who had betrayed Jesus, regretted what had happened when he saw that Jesus was condemned. He brought the 30 silver coins back to the chief priests and leaders.
- Genesis 37:26Judah asked his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up his death?
- Zechariah 11:12Then I said to them, “If it’s alright with you, pay me my wages. But if it’s not, don’t.” And they paid me my wages—30 pieces of silver.
- Acts 1:18With the money he received from the wrong he had done, he bought a piece of land where he fell headfirst to his death. His body split open, and all his internal organs came 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
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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
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