Luke 22:5
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
In Context
6And he promised, and sought opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of the multitude.
Cross References
Matthew 26:15and said: What will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver.
Acts 1:18Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
1 Timothy 6:9But they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which sink men into destruction and perdition.
2 Peter 2:15forsaking the right way, they went astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages 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 →