Matthew 26:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν, Τί θέλετέ μοι δοῦναι, κἀγὼ ὑμῖν παραδώσω αὐτόν; Οἱ δὲ ἔστησαν αὐτῷ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια.

Transliteration

Eipen, What thelete to me dounai, and I to you paradōsō him? They de estēsan to him thirty argyria.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - said
• *thelete*: present, 2nd plural, active - you want/wish
• *dounai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to give
• *paradōsō*: future, 1st singular, active - I will deliver/betray
• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *estēsan*: aorist, 3rd plural, active - they paid/weighed out
• *argyria*: accusative, neuter, plural - silver pieces

Word Meanings

• *thelete*: want/wish/are willing
• *dounai*: to give/grant
• *paradōsō*: I will deliver/betray/hand over
• *estēsan*: paid/weighed out/set
• *argyria*: silver pieces/silver coins

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him over to you?" So they counted out thirty pieces of silver for him.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and sayd: what will ye geve me and I will deliver him vnto you? And they apoynted vnto him thirty peces of sylver.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde: What wil ye geue me, and I shal delyuer him vnto you? And they offred hi thirtie syluer pens.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And said, What will ye giue me, and I will deliuer him vnto you? And they appoynted vnto him thirtie pieces of siluer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde vnto them: What wyll ye geue me, and I wyll delyuer hym vnto you? And they appoynted vnto hym thirtie peeces of syluer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and said,“What will you give me to betray him into your hands?” So they set out thirty silver coins for him.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 21:32 : 32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
• Zech 11:12-13 : 12 I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my wages, and if not, refrain. So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. 13 The LORD said to me, 'Throw it to the potter—that princely price they set on me.' So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
• Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See to that yourself. 5 And he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
• Judg 16:5 : 5 And the lords of the Philistines came to her and said, "Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, so that we may bind him and afflict him. Every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."
• Judg 17:10 : 10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of clothing, and your food. So the Levite went in.
• Judg 18:19-20 : 19 And they said to him, Hold your peace, put your hand over your mouth and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man or to be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel? 20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the carved image, and went among the people.
• Isa 56:11 : 11 Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his territory.
• Gen 37:26-28 : 26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content. 28 Then Midianite merchants passed by; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
• Gen 38:16 : 16 He turned to her by the roadside and said, Let me come in to you; for he did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.
• 2 Pet 2:14-15 : 14 Having eyes full of adultery and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices and are accursed children. 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Acts 1:18 : 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
• 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 Not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy for dishonest gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;