Luke - 22:5



5 They were glad, and agreed to give him money.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 22:5.

Differing Translations

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And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
And they were rejoiced, and agreed to give him money.
and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,
This gave them great pleasure, and they agreed to pay him.
And they were glad, and undertook to give him money.
And they were glad, and so they made an agreement to give him money.
They were glad of this, and agreed to pay him.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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 Matthew 26:15.

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 Matthew 26:15.

money--"thirty pieces of silver" (Matthew 26:15); thirty shekels, the fine payable for man- or maid-servant accidentally killed (Exodus 21:32), and equal to between four and five pounds of our money--"a goodly price that I was priced at of them" (Zac 11:13). (See on John 19:16.)

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