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Matthew 26:15

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 26:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
Matthew 26:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
15and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
16And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him [unto them.]
17Now on the first [day] of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?
18And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And said [unto them], etc.] Though the words, “to them”, are not in the original text, they are rightly supplied; as they are by the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and in Munster’s Hebrew Gospel; and mean the chief priests to whom Judas went, and to whom he made the following proposal; what will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? They did not ask him to do it, he first made the motion; a barbarous and shocking one! to deliver his Lord and Master, with whom he had familiarly conversed, and from whom he had received so many favours, into the hands of those that hated him; nor was he concerned what they would do to him, or what would become of him, when in…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“They bargained with him for thirty pieces of silver - (About three pounds fifteen shillings sterling; or sixteen dollars sixty - seven cents,) the price of a slave, Exo 21:32. Matthew 26:17”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“What: Gen 38:16; Jdg 16:5, Jdg 17:10, Jdg 18:19, Jdg 18:20; Isa 56:11; Ti1 3:3, Ti1 6:9, Ti1 6:10; Pe2 2:3, Pe2 2:14, Pe2 2:15 thirty: Probably shekels or staters, as some read, which, reckoning the shekels at 3s., with Prideaux, would amount to about 4 10s., the price for the meanest slave! (See Exo 21:32) Mat 27:3-5; Gen 37:26-28; Zac 11:12, Zac 11:13; Act 1:18 Matthew 26:16”
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