Bargain of Judas
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The Bargain of Judas is a biblical episode related to the life of Jesus which is recorded in all three Synoptic Gospels, Matthew 26:14–16, Mark 14:10–11 and Luke 22:1–6. It relates how Judas Iscariot
Judas making a bargain with the priests, depicted by Duccio, early 14th century
Bargain of Judas, fresco by Lippo Memmi, 14th century
Thirty pieces of silver
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Thirty pieces of silver was the price for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, according to an account in the Gospel of Matthew 26:15 in the New Testament. Before the Last Supper, Judas is said to hav
Bargain of Judas
…22:1–6. It relates how Judas Iscariot made a bargain with the Jewish chief priests to betray Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew specifies that Judas received thirty pieces of silver: Then one of the Twelve — the one called Judas Iscariot — went to the chief priests and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to…
Judas receiving thirty pieces of silver for betraying Jesus, by János Pentelei Molnár, 1909.
Rembrandt's Judas Returning the Thirty Silver Pieces, 1629.
The Basilewsky Situla (920) (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
This coin is reputed to be one of the so-called thirty pieces of silver (Hunt Museum)