30 pieces of silver
Judas was paid 30 pieces of silver for betraying Jesus.
30 pieces of silver
Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.Judas got nothing from the Romans. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities and they gave him 30 pieces of silver, not the Romans.
In the Bible, the value of a pound of silver varies depending on the specific context. For example, in the New Testament, Judas Iscariot was paid thirty pieces of silver for betraying Jesus, which was roughly equivalent to a pound of silver. In modern terms, this could be worth around $200-300.
Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. (It says this in Matthew chapter 27 verse 3) This was, in those days, equivalent to around a month's wages for an unskilled worker. Hardly a King's ransom.
Three Pence.
30 pieces of silver, the same amount that was given for Joseph back in Genesis.
Larger silver coins like the tetradrachms of Ptolemy (believed to be the Bible's “30 pieces of silver” paid to Judas) were worth much more. At 365 pieces each year (one a day), 50,000 denarii would have paid a Roman soldier or highly skilled craftsman for almost 137 years!
U.S. half dollars aren't solid silver. They're 90% silver with 10% copper, currently worth about $10.
30 pieces of sliver and Judas betrayed him
Judas did not pay for the potters field. After he betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, he returned the money to the Jewish leaders then went out and hung himself. Because it was blood money, the money could not be returned to the treasury and was used to buy a potter's field in Judas' name.