The Crucifixion
Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel, Matthew 27:9 · Berean Standard Bible
Matthew says this fulfilled what the prophet Jeremiah spoke about — the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel.
Centuries before Jesus was born, the prophets described exactly this scene: silver, a potter, and the price of a rejected shepherd. Every detail was foreseen.
The narrator connects the events to ancient prophecy, showing God's plan unfolding precisely.
The priests thought they were making a real estate deal. They were actually acting out a script written by God hundreds of years earlier.
Matthew cites a prophetic fulfillment attributed to Jeremiah, though the quotation primarily reflects Zechariah 11:12-13 with Jeremianic themes of potter imagery (Jer 18-19, 32:6-9).
The attribution to Jeremiah likely follows the Jewish convention of citing the more prominent prophet when blending prophetic traditions. The 'thirty pieces of silver' as the 'price set on Him' carries deep messianic significance.
The narrator provides the prophetic citation that frames the blood money's disposal.
What the priests did with the silver was not merely a financial transaction but an unconscious enactment of prophecy centuries old — the price of the rejected Shepherd.
7After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
8That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
9Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
10and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”
11Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?”
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