Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And I said to them, If ye think good, give me my wage, and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my wage thirty [pieces] of silver.

New American Standard Bible

I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!” So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.

King James Version

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Holman Bible

Then I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed my wages, 30 pieces of silver.

International Standard Version

I told them, "If it's alright with you, pay me what I've earned. But if it isn't, don't." So they paid out what I had earned 30 pieces of silver.

American Standard Version

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.

Amplified

I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, do not.” So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver as my wages.

Bible in Basic English

And I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my payment; and if not, do not give it. So they gave me my payment by weight, thirty shekels of silver.

Darby Translation

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. And they weighed for my hire thirty silver-pieces.

Julia Smith Translation

And saying to them, If good in your eyes, give ye my hire; and if not, desist. And they will weigh my hire, thirty of silver.

King James 2000

And I said unto them, If you think it good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I said to them, "If {it seems right to you}, give [me] my wages, but if not, {keep them}." And they weighed out my wages, thirty silver [shekels].

Modern King James verseion

And I said to them, If it is good, give My price; and if not, let it go. So they weighed My price thirty pieces of silver.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And I said unto them, "If ye think it good, bring hither my price: if no, then leave." So they weighed down thirty silver pens, the value that I was prized at.

NET Bible

Then I said to them, "If it seems good to you, pay me my wages, but if not, forget it." So they weighed out my payment -- thirty pieces of silver.

New Heart English Bible

I said to them, "If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them." So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said I unto them, If it be good in your eyes, give me my wage, and, if not, forbear. So they weighed out my wage, thirty pieces of silver.

Webster

And I said to them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

World English Bible

I said to them, "If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them." So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

Youngs Literal Translation

And I say unto them: 'If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;' and they weigh out my hire -- thirty silverlings.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
unto them, If ye think
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

יהב 
Yahab 
give, go to, Bring, ascribe, come on, give out, Set, take
Usage: 34

me my price
שׂכר 
Sakar 
Usage: 28

שׁקל 
Shaqal 
Usage: 22

for my price
שׂכר 
Sakar 
Usage: 28

שׁלשׁים שׁלושׁים 
Sh@lowshiym 
Usage: 172

Context Readings

Israel's Shepherds: Good And Bad

11 And it was broken in that day, and thus the poor of the flock who gave heed to me knew that it was the word of LORD. 12 And I said to them, If ye think good, give me my wage, and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my wage thirty [pieces] of silver. 13 And LORD said to me, Cast it to the potter, the good price that I was valued by them. And I took the thirty [pieces] of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of LORD.

Cross References

Matthew 26:15

he said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty silver pieces.

Exodus 21:32

If the ox gores a man-servant or a maid-servant, there shall be given to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Genesis 37:28

And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen, and they drew and lifted Joseph up out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Mark 14:10-11

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might betray him to them.

Luke 22:3-6

And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

1 Kings 21:2

And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard that I may have it for a garden of herbs because it is near to my house. And I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it, or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee th

2 Chronicles 30:4

And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.

John 13:2

And supper having occurred, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he would betray him,

John 13:27-30

And after the morsel, then Satan entered into that man. Jesus therefore says to him, What thou do, do more quickly.

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