Luke 22:5
And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
In Context
4And he went off and spoke with the chief priests and captains about how he might betray Him to them.
Cross References
Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they weighed out for him thirty silver coins.
Acts 1:18(Now this man purchased a field by means of the wages of his iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.
1 Timothy 6:9But those desiring to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many senseless and harmful lusts which sink men into destruction and perdition.
2 Peter 2:15They have left behind the straight way and have gone astray, having followed after 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 →