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Servelan (servelan@newsie.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 20:38:51 JST Servelan

Trump Made $300,000 for Endorsing Bible, Financial Disclosure Shows - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-bibles-liabilities.html

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  Tim Chambers (tchambers@indieweb.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 20:41:49 JST Tim Chambers
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  @servelan @dan613 Modern day version of “30 pieces of silver.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_pieces_of_silver?wprov=sfti1
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    Thirty pieces of silver
    
    Thirty pieces of silver was the price for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, according to an account in the Gospel of Matthew 26:15 in the New Testament. Before the Last Supper, Judas is said to have gone to the chief priests and agreed to hand over Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins and to have attempted to return the money afterwards, filled with remorse. The Gospel of Matthew claims that the subsequent purchase of the potter's field was fulfilment by Jesus of a prophecy of Zechariah. The image has often been used in artwork depicting the Passion of Christ. The phrase is used in literature and common speech to refer to people "selling out", compromising a trust, friendship, or loyalty for personal gain. Biblical narrative According to the Gospel of Matthew, Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Jesus. Before the Last Supper, Judas went to the chief priests and agreed to hand over Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins. Jesus was then arrested in Gethsemane, where Judas revealed Jesus' identity to the soldiers by giving him a kiss. According to Chapter 27 of Matthew's gospel, Judas was filled with remorse and...

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