Luke 22:5
And they were glad, and agreed together to give him silver.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
In Context
6And he consented and sought opportunity to betray him to them apart from the multitude.
Cross References
Matthew 26:15he said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty silver pieces.
Acts 1:18(Indeed therefore this man obtained a field from the reward of his unrighteousness, and having become headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
1 Timothy 6:9But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
2 Peter 2:15having forsaked a straight path, they were led astray, men who followed the way of Balaam, son of Beor, who loved the wage of unrighteousness.
Matthew Henry on Luke 22:2-7
The Treachery of Judas. 1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. 5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. 6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the… Read the whole commentary →