Matthew 26:16 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 26:16

So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him unto them.

KJV

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 16.) But they agreed to give him thirty pieces of silver. And from then on he was looking for an opportunity to betray him. Joseph was not sold for twenty gold pieces, as many think according to the Septuagint translators, but according to the Hebrew Truth, for twenty silver pieces; for no servant could be more precious than the Lord.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He sought opportunity - Ευκαιριαν, a convenient or fit opportunity. Men seldom leave a crime imperfect: when once sin is conceived, it meets, in general, with few obstacles, till it brings forth death. How deceitful, how deeply damning, is the love of money! Well might a heathen exclaim, while contemplating the grave of a person who was murdered for the sake of his wealth: - - Quid non mortalia pectora cogis Auri Sacra Fames? Virg. Aen. iii.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

We read, in the beginning of this passage, how our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed into the hands of his deadly enemies. The priests and scribes, anxious to put him to death, were at a loss how to effect their purpose, for fear of an uproar among the people. At this juncture a fitting instrument for carrying out their designs offered himself to them in the person of Judas Iscariot. That false apostle undertook to deliver his Master into their hands for thirty pieces of silver.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τότε	tote	that time	G5119 →
ἐζήτει	ezētei	he was seeking	G2212 →
εὐκαιρίαν	eukairian	an opportunity	G2120 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
παραδῷ.¶	paradō	he may betray.	G3860 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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.

Through
Mark 14:11
They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:10
  For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Proverbs 1:10–16
  My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
- 2 Kings 5:26
  But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and…
- Hosea 7:3
  They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
- Proverbs 28:21–22
  To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Through
Luke 22:6
Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.
leads to
- Mark 14:2
  “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
- Matthew 26:5
  “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”