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
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)
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
Thirty pieces of silver
…personal gain. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Jesus. Before the Last Supper, Judas went to the chief priests and agreed to hand over Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins. Jesus was then arrested in Gethsemane, where Judas revealed Jesus's identity to the soldiers by…
Judas making a bargain with the priests, depicted by Duccio, early 14th century
Bargain of Judas, fresco by Lippo Memmi, 14th century