3 Bible Verses about Bribery

And when they came together with the elders, they held a consultation, and gave much money to the soldiers,

And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him up.

and said: What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed to him thirty pieces of silver.

Then Judas, who had delivered him up, when he saw that he was condemned, stung by remorse, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying: I have sinned in having delivered up innocent blood. They replied: What is that to us? You will see to that. And he threw down the money in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. read more.
And the chief priests took the money, and said: It is not lawful to put it into the sacred treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with it the potter's field, as a burial-place for foreigners. For this reason, that field is called the field of blood, to this day. Then the word was fulfilled which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that had a price set upon him, on whom some of the children of Israel did set a price,

And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.

And when they came together with the elders, they held a consultation, and gave much money to the soldiers, saying: Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away, while we were asleep. And if this shall be heard in the presence of the governor, we will persuade him, and make you secure. read more.
And they took the money, and did as they were taught. And their report of this matter is everywhere published among the Jews to this day.

He hoped, at the same time, that money would have been given him by Paul, to release him. For this reason, he sent for him very frequently, and conversed with him.

And when they came together with the elders, they held a consultation, and gave much money to the soldiers,