3 Bible Verses about Bribery
From Thematic Bible
Bribery » Condemned
Bribery » Examples of
who, after meeting and conferring with the elders, gave a considerable sum of money to the soldiers
Bribery » What gifts (bribes) do
Bribery » Not taking gifts (bribes)
Bribery » Instances of » Chief priests bribe judas
They were delighted to hear it, and promised to pay him for it. Meantime he sought a good opportunity for betraying him.
"What will you give me for betraying him to you?" And they weighed out for him thirty silver pieces.
Then Judas his betrayer saw he was condemned, and repented; he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders, saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!" Then he flung down the silver pieces in the temple and went off and hung himself. read more.
The high priests took the money and said, "It would be wrong to put this into the treasury, for it is the price of blood." So after consulting they bought with it the Potter's Field, to serve as a burying-place for strangers. That is why the field is called to this day "The Field of Blood." Then the word spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: and I took the thirty silver pieces, the price of him who had been priced, whom they had priced and expelled from the sons of Israel;
Bribery » Those that do not receive bribes
Bribery » Those that hate gifts (bribes)
Bribery » Those that receive gifts (bribes)
Bribery » Instances of » Soldiers bribed to declare that the disciples stole the body of jesus
who, after meeting and conferring with the elders, gave a considerable sum of money to the soldiers and told them to say that "his disciples came at night and stole him when we were asleep." "If this comes to the ears of the governor," they added, "we will satisfy him and see that you have no trouble about the matter." read more.
So the soldiers took the money and followed their instructions; and this story has been disseminated among the Jews down to the present day.
Bribery » Instances of » The false prophet, shemaiah
Bribery » Instances of » benhadad
Bribery » The tabernacles of bribery
Bribery » Instances of » Governor felix seeks a bribe from paul
(though at the same time he hoped Paul would give him a bribe). So he did send for him pretty frequently and conversed with him.
Bribery » Instances of » Delilah
Bribery » Instances of » Haman bribes ahasuerus to destroy the jews
The Nation » Bribery » Condemned
The Nation » Bribery » Examples of
who, after meeting and conferring with the elders, gave a considerable sum of money to the soldiers
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Bribery, Examples Of
Matthew 27:3-9Then Judas his betrayer saw he was condemned, and repented; he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders,
