And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,
And they were rejoiced, and agreed to give him money.
Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk5
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Acts 1:18(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
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When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches12
Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Voices5
Jesus Christ our Savior has been crucified. The author of this crime and father of this wickedness is, without doubt, the devil. It is written: "When, however, the devil had entered the heart of Judas Iscariot that he should betray him." The devil is the father of sin. He fathered Judas as his first son in this wickedness, but Judas alone could not execute the betrayal. What then is written?
And they agreed to give him money. And he promised. And he sought an opportunity to betray him without a crowd. Many today shudder at the crime of Judas, who sold his Lord, Master, and God for money, as something monstrous and nefarious, yet they …
Bede· On the Gospel of Luke, 735patristic
And they were glad,.... For nothing could be more opportune and agreeable to them, than that one of his disciples should meet them at this juncture, and offer to put him into their hands in the most private manner; and covenanted to give him money. The Ethiopic version read, "thirty pieces of silver"; which was the sum they agreed to give him, and he accepted of; see Mat 26:15.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
They - covenanted to give him money - Matthew says thirty pieces, or staters, of silver, about 4£. 10s. English, the common price of the meanest slave. See the note on Mat 26:15.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. What a hopeful prospect had we of Christ's doing a great deal of good by his preaching in the temple during the feast of unleavened bread, which continued seven days, when the people were every morning, and early in the morning, so attentive to hear him!
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
