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Luke 22:4–5

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And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
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From verse 4

  1. Acts 4:1Rank 1 from verse 4
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    1AND as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

  2. Acts 5:24Rank 2 from verse 4
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    24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

  3. Acts 5:26Rank 3 from verse 4
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    26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

  4. Luke 22:52Rank 4 from verse 4
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    52Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

  5. Mark 14:10–11Rank 5 from verse 4
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    10¶ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.

    11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

From verse 5

  1. Zechariah 11:12–13Rank 1 from verse 5
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    12And 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.

    13And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.

  2. 1 Timothy 6:9–10Rank 2 from verse 5
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    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

    10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  3. Acts 1:18Rank 3 from verse 5
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    18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

  4. Matthew 26:15–16Rank 4 from verse 5
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    15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

    16And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

  5. Matthew 27:3–5Rank 5 from verse 5
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    3¶ Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

    4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

    5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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Luke 22:4

COMBINED MEANING

communed

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1. Talked, conversed, or conferred with another. 2. Considered and reasoned within one's own heart.

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chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

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priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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betray

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To deliver a person into an enemy's hands by treachery or fraud, violating trust or confidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Luke 22:5

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glad

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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.

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3¶ Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

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5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

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6And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

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