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I said to them, If you think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty [pieces] of silver.
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A Prophecy of Betrayal
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a stunning prophecy fulfilled in the New Testament. The 'thirty pieces of silver' paid to the shepherd is the exact price Judas Iscariot received for betraying Jesus (Matthew 26:15). As Charles Spurgeon notes, this is literally what Israel did with her great Shepherd—the Messiah.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I said unto them, If you think it good, give Me My price - God asks of us a return, not having any proportion to His gifts of n…
19th Century
Anglican
My price. —The shepherd demands a recompense for his toil, as a test of the gratitude of the sheep.
And if not, forb…
Baptist
The family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; (Zechariah 12:12)
Perhaps these names are mentioned to …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I said to them, If you think good Not to the poor of the flock that waited on him, and knew the word of the Lord…
Christ came into this world for judgment on the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those who do wrong and just…
