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Matthew 27:9

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KJV ORIGINAL

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This fulfilled what the prophet Jeremiah had said: 'They took those thirty silver coins — the price they put on him, the value the people of Israel decided he was worth.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even betrayal was part of God's plan that had been written about centuries before.

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