thirty pieces silver thirty pieces silver price betrayed jesus according account gospel matthew new testament supper said gone chief priests agreed hand jesus exchange silver coins returned money filled remorse gospel matthew claims subsequent purchase potter field jesus prophecy image artwork depicting passion christ phrase literature common speech refer people selling trust friendship loyalty personal gain biblical narrative according gospel accounts disciple jesus supper went chief priests agreed hand jesus exchange silver coins jesus arrested revealed jesus identity soldiers giving kiss according chapter matthew gospel filled remorse returned money chief priests hanging chief priests decided temple treasury bought potter field different account death given acts describes money rewarded sum specified buy potter field falling dying resulting injuries types coin word matthew simply means silver coins scholars disagree type coins suggests possibilities tyre usually referred grams silver grams silver bore head alternatively grams spot closing price friday march pieces silver worth approximately present day value usd swiss brazilian weighed grams earlier israeli regarded equivalent religious duties time roman silver required pay temple tax jerusalem money referenced matt parallels exchanged common roman currency 5th century coin widely coin greek world prior time featured profile bust owl reverse daily use called owl athens referring plentiful supply like newcastle reverse featured national modern greek euro coin different weight standards different greek standard came commonly attic weighed little grams approximately day pay skilled pieces silver roughly comparable months days wages silver depicting ancient rome celebrated emperor reigned coin hand struck great provincial city honored reverse coins biblical times hand struck close time jesus believed born prominent coins pay hated temple tax jesus speaks biblical accounts matthew mark luke weighing grams containing silver large attractive pieces similar circulated emperors syria conquered rome medieval period religious institutions displayed ancient greek coins island rhodes specimens coins showed facing head sun god rays projecting upper rays interpreted representation crown theological interpretation pieces silver price receives labour takes coins throws potter notes payment indicates assessment worth dismissal exodus pieces silver price slave calls handsome price regards considerable sum money suggests pieces silver forth spirit prophecy chief priests decide buy field returned money matthew says fulfilled spoken prophet took thirty silver coins price set people israel buy potter field lord commanded matthew scholars included error purchase field indicate mind argues matthew quotation kind single double actual prophecy according matthew telling readers like jesus attempts lead people pastoral ministry instead ends suffering hands argues matthew referring suggests matthew saying jesus death ransom price paid secure slave freedom use blood money buy burial ground foreigners matthew hint idea jesus death makes salvation possible peoples world including book bible readers states word occurs account betrayal lord thirty pieces silver matt usually considered sufficient ground parallel passage translated thirty pieces silver read thirty silver whilst thirty silver price blood paid case servant accidentally killed passage explained thirty silver attic standard greek cities syria common time lord specimen relics depiction art shown narrative scenes passion holding silver bag purse serve attribute identify instruments passion thirty pieces feature groups instruments especially late middle ages commonly chosen elements group money bag depictions hand holding coins hands showing counting fact filled remorse returned money chief priests throwing coins floor temple hanging seldom depicted art contrary teachings forgiveness remorse exceptions carved ivory visit milan collections victoria albert museum london number ancient coins said original thirty treated relics middle ages believed help difficult cases minor component instruments survival hard explain given biblical account use money relics depiction art appear 14th century later important elements like crown spear result new styles led particular promoted passion episode episode stone coins said counted palace rome held coin claimed thirty inscribed mount est latin price blood literary references pieces christian literature betrayal jesus poem silver thirty pieces silver burns traitor brain thirty pieces silver gain poem coin fell hollow hand bear light let fall vain said phrase pieces silver generally describe price people sell crime punishment echoed character earns selling folk song king john bishop bishop answer king worth pieces silver king worth jesus shakespeare play mistress asks thou kiss bid thee thirty shillings story treasure relates modern times thirty pieces silver drive men kill modern usage 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