Luke 22:5

And they were glad, and agreed with him to give him a sum of money.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

In Context

4And he went and conversed with the chief priests and the captains, by what means he could betray him unto them.

6And he gave them his promise, and sought the favourable opportunity to betray him to them, in the absence of the multitude.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:15and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver.

Acts 1:18This man indeed accordingly purchased a spot of ground with the wages of iniquity; and projected forward, he burst in the midst, and all his bowels fell out.

1 Timothy 6:9For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.

2 Peter 2:15who forsaking the strait road are gone out of the way, following the path of Balaam the son of Bosor who loved the wages of iniquity.

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 →

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