Matthew 26:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

will ye give... ?. what are ye willing to give?

will. Greek. thelo. App-102.

covenanted with him. they placed for him [in the balance]: i.e. they weighed to him.

thirty pieces of silver. See App-161. These were shekels of the Sanctuary. App-51. This was the price of an ox which had gored. servant (Exodus 21:32). It was here destined for the purchase of sacrifices.

Matthew 26:15

15 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.