Thematic Bible: Chief priests bribe judas
Thematic Bible
Bribery » Instances of » Chief priests bribe judas
When they heard it, they rejoiced, and promised to give him a sum in silver. And he watched how opportunely he might deliver him up.
Verse Concepts
and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver.
Verse Concepts
Then Judas who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, carried back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and the elders, saying, I have sinned, in betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And throwing down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed; and going out, hanged himself. read more.
Then the chief priests taking up the silver pieces, said, It is not lawful to put them to the treasure destined for sacred uses, because it is the price of blood. So taking counsel, they bought with them a potter's field, as a burial-place for strangers. Therefore is that field called, The field of blood unto this day. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of him who had been estimated at that rate, whom they of the children of Israel did value:
Then the chief priests taking up the silver pieces, said, It is not lawful to put them to the treasure destined for sacred uses, because it is the price of blood. So taking counsel, they bought with them a potter's field, as a burial-place for strangers. Therefore is that field called, The field of blood unto this day. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of him who had been estimated at that rate, whom they of the children of Israel did value:
And they were glad, and agreed with him to give him a sum of money.
Verse Concepts