Luke 22:5

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

Cross-reference

Zechariah 11:12 Prophetic fulfillment

Zechariah 11:12 prophesies thirty pieces of silver as wages — the exact amount Judas receives for betraying Jesus, fulfilling the prophecy.

Zechariah 11:13 Prophetic fulfillment

Zechariah 11:13 continues the prophecy — the thirty pieces thrown to the potter, fulfilled when Judas returns the money and it buys the potter's field.

Matthew 26:15-16 records the same agreement with the specific thirty pieces — a parallel account expanding Luke's mention of money.

Matthew 27:3–5 Historical context

Matthew 27:3-5 shows Judas returning the thirty pieces and hanging himself — the tragic aftermath of the agreement made here.

Acts 1:18 Historical context

In Acts 1:18, the fate of that money is revealed: Judas used it to buy a field and died there.

1 Timothy 6:10 states love of money is a root of evil that causes wandering from faith—Judas exemplifies this.

2 Peter 2:15 compares false teachers to Balaam, who loved unrighteous wages—a direct type of Judas's betrayal for money.

Jude 1:11 Parallel

Jude 1:11 condemns those who follow Balaam's error for pay—the same love of money that drove Judas.

Mark 14:11 Parallel

Mark 14:11 provides the parallel account: the leaders' delight and promised payment to Judas.

In 1 Corinthians 13:6, love does not delight in evil — contrasting directly with the chief priests' delight in Judas's betrayal.

Acts 8:20 Parallel

Acts 8:20 condemns trying to buy spiritual power with money—a parallel corruption to Judas's betrayal for silver.

1 Timothy 6:9 warns that desiring riches leads to ruin—exactly the snare that caught Judas.

2 Peter 2:3 Parallel

2 Peter 2:3 describes greedy false prophets exploiting others—the same greed that motivated Judas's betrayal.