Matthew 26:14-16
Legacy Standard Bible
Judas Looks to Betray Jesus
14 (A)Then one of the twelve, named (B)Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What are you willing to give me [a]to (C)deliver Him to you?” And (D)they weighed out [b]thirty pieces of silver to him. 16 And from then on he began looking for a good opportunity to [c]betray [d]Jesus.
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- Matthew 26:15 Lit and I will
- Matthew 26:15 Silver shekels, approx. 120 days of a laborer’s wages
- Matthew 26:16 Or deliver
- Matthew 26:16 Lit Him
Matthew 26:14-16
New English Translation
The Plan to Betray Jesus
14 Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me to betray him into your hands?”[a] So they set out thirty silver coins for him. 16 From that time[b] on, Judas[c] began looking for an opportunity to betray him.
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- Matthew 26:15 tn Grk “What will you give to me, and I will deliver him over to you?”
- Matthew 26:16 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
- Matthew 26:16 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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