They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.
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They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.
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And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised that they woulde giue him monie: therefore he sought howe he might conueniently betraie him.
Cross-references (10)
Passages linked to Mark 14:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- 1 Kings 21:20 Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in Yahweh’s sight.
- 2 Kings 5:26 He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?
- Proverbs 1:10-16 My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent. If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lay in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause. Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit. We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder. You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse.” My son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path, for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
- Proverbs 28:21-22 To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread. A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
- Hosea 7:3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
- Matthew 26:15 and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- Luke 22:5-6 They were glad, and agreed to give him money. He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.
- 2 Peter 2:14-15 having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing; forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
- Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 11 And when they heard it, they were glad,…
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
Ver. 11. {See Trapp on "Mat 26:15"} {See Trapp on "Mat 26:16"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when they heard it, they were glad,.... That…
And when they heard it, they were glad,.... That such an opportunity offered, and from such a quarter, by one of his own disciples; so that it might be done more secretly and effectually, and with less blame to themselves:
and promised to give him money; any sum he should ask; and what was agreed upon were thirty pieces, or shekels of silver; and so the Ethiopic version here, instead of money, reads, "thirty pieces of silver"; See Gill on Mat 26:15.
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And he sought how he might conveniently betray him; after this promise, and upon this agreement: henceforward he sought the most fitting opportunity, and the best season of betraying his master into the hands of these men, when he was alone, and the multitude absent, and there was no danger of a tumult, or a rescue; See Gill on Mat 26:16.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. They were glad] The joy that arises…
Verse 11. They were glad] The joy that arises from the opportunity of murdering an innocent person must be completely infernal.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. they were glad] They shuddered not at the…
11. they were glad] They shuddered not at the suggested deed of darkness. His proposal filled them with joy.
and promised] How much he expected when he went over to them we cannot tell. But by going at all he had placed himself in their hands. He had made his venture, and was obliged to take what they offered. Thirty pieces of silver (Mat_26:15), the price of a slave (Exo_21:32), were equivalent to 120 denarii = 120x7½d. = about £3. 13s. of our money. At this time the ordinary wages for a day’s labour was one denarius; so that the whole sum amounted to about four months’ wages of a day labourer. It is possible, however, the sum, which seems to us so small, may have been earnest-money.
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conveniently] That is without raising the hostility of the populace, and possibly after the conclusion of the Passover and the dispersion of the Galilean pilgrims to their own homes.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) They were glad, and promised to give him…
(11) They were glad, and promised to give him money.—It may be noted (1) that the mention of the priests being “glad” is in common with St. Luke, and (2) that St. Mark does not name the specific sum which was promised as the price of blood.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And they, when they heard it, were glad, and…
And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought (ezhtei)he was seeking; he made it his business to arrange how the infamous plot might be managed how he might conveniently deliver him unto them (pwv eukairwv auto); literally, how at a convenient season he might betray him. And they, when they heard it, were glad; glad, because they saw the prospect of the accomplishment of their wishes; glad, because it was "one of the twelve" who covenanted to betray him. They promised to give him money. St. Matthew (Mat_26:15) tells us the amount, namely, thirty pieces of silver, according to the prophecy of Zechariah, (Zec_11:12) to which St. Matthew evidently refers. These pieces of silver were shekels of the sanctuary, worth about three shillings each. This would make the whole amount about 10s. of our money; less than half the value of the precious ointment with which Mary had anointed him. Some commentators, however, think that this was only an installment of what they promised him if he completed his treasonable design. How he might conveniently deliver him unto them. St. Luke (Luk_22:6) explains this by saying, "in the absence of the multitude;" that is, when the people were not about him, and when he was in private with his disciples. And so he betrayed him at night, when he was alone with his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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