Mark 14:11

And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. AND WHEN THEY HEARD IT, THEY WERE GLAD, AND PROMISED TO GIVE HIM MONEY. Matthew alone records the precise sum, because a remarkable and complicated prophecy, which he was afterward to refer to, was fulfilled by it. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him-or, as mere fully given in Luke (), "And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray Him unto them in the absence of the multitude." That he should avoid an "uproar" or 'riot' among the people, which probably was made an essential condition by the Jewish authorities, was thus assented to by the traitor; into whom, says Luke (), "Satan entered," to put him upon this hellish deed. Remarks:...

1-11 Did Christ pour out his soul unto death for us, and shall we think any thing too precious for him? Do we give him the precious ointment of our best affections? Let us love him with all the heart, though it is common for zeal and affection to be misunderstood and blamed; and remember that charity to the poor will not excuse any from particular acts of piety to the Lord Jesus. Christ commended this woman's pious attention to the notice of believers in all ages. Those who honour Christ he will honour. Covetousness was Judas' master lust, and that betrayed him to the sin of betraying his Master; the devil suited his temptation to that, and so conquered him. And see what wicked contrivances many have in their sinful pursuits; but what appears to forward their plans, will prove curses in the end....

Verse Mark 14:11. _THEY WERE GLAD_] The joy that arises from the opportunity of murdering an innocent person must be completely _infernal_....

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:1. Mark 14:1 AND OF UNLEAVENED BREAD - So called because at that feast no other bread was used but that which had been made without leaven or yeast. BY CRAFT - By subtlety (Matthew); that is, by some secret plan that would secure possession of him without exciting the opposition of the people. Mark 14:3 OINTMENT - This word does not convey quite the proper meaning. This was a perfume. It was used only to give a pleasant odor, and was liquid. OF SPIKENARD - The “nard,” from

EXPOSITION MARK 14:1 NOW AFTER TWO DAYS WAS THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER AND THE UNLEAVENED BREAD; literally, _the passover and the unleavened _τό πάσχα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα. It was one and the same festival. The killing of the Paschal lamb took place on the first of the seven days during which the festival lasted, and during the whole of which they used unleavened bread. Josephus describes it as "the festival of the unleavened, called _Phaska _by the Jews." THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND THE SCRIBES. St. Matthew (Matthew 26:3) says, "The chief priests and the elders of the people." The two classes in the Sanhedrim who actually combined to put our Lord to death were those here mentioned by St. Mark. They sought how th

AND WHEN THEY HEARD IT, THEY WERE GLAD,.... That such an opportunity offered, and from such a quarter, by one of his own disciples; so that it might be done more secretly and effectually, and with less blame to themselves: AND PROMISED TO GIVE HIM MONEY; any sum he should ask; and what was agreed upon were thirty pieces, or shekels of silver; and so the Ethiopic version here, instead of money, reads, "thirty pieces of silver"; Matthew 26:15. AND HE SOUGHT HOW HE MIGHT CONVENIENTLY BETRAY HIM; after this promise, and upon this agreement: henceforward he sought the most fitting opportunity, and the best season of betraying his master into the hands of these men, when he was alone, and the multitude absent, and there was no danger of a tumult, or a rescue; M

PART IV. GIVING HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR -- CHAPTER S 14-15. Chapter 14 _ 1. Seeking by Craft to put Him to Death. (Mark 14:1 .Matthew 26:2; Luke 22:1 .)_ 2. The Anointing. (Mark 14:3. Matthew 26:6; John 12:1) 3. Judas offers to betray Him. (Mark 14:10 .Matthew 26:14;...

THE LAST ACT BEGINS (Mark 14:1-2)...

WERE GLAD. rejoiced. SOUGHT. kept seeking; i.e. busied himself continuously. This is the sense of the Imperf. Tense here. BETRAY. deliver up....

_they were glad_ They shuddered not at the suggested deed of darkness. His proposal filled them with joy. _and promised_ How much he expected when he went over to them we cannot tell. But by going at all he had placed himself in their hands. He had made his venture, and was obliged to take what they offered. _Thirty pieces of silver_(Matthew 26:15), the price of a slave (Exodus 21:32), were equivalent to 120 denarii = 120x7½ _d_. = about £3. 13 _s_. of our money. At this time the ordinary wages for a day's labour was one denarius; so that the whole sum amounted to about four months" wages of a day labourer. It is possible, however, the sum, which seems to us so small, may have been earnest-money. _conveniently_ That is without raising the hostility of the populace, and po