The Miracle of the Atonement
C. Scott Grow Of the Seventy, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
There is no sin or transgression, pain or sorrow, which is outside of the healing power of His Atonement.
New Testament Student Manual, 2014
Matthew 26:14–16. “Thirty Pieces of Silver”
The chief priests covenanted to pay Judas Iscariot “thirty pieces of silver” to betray Jesus Christ into their hands ( Matthew 26:15). This sum fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah: “If ye think good, give me my price. … So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver” ( Zechariah11:12). According to the law of Moses, thirty shekels of silver would compensate an owner for the death of a slave (see Exodus 21:32). Thus, in addition to fulfilling prophecy, the betrayal price reflects the low regard Judas and the chief priests had for the Savior.
No one is foreordained to do evil. Judas chose to betray the Savior. The Joseph Smith Translation explains that one reason for Judas’s betrayal was the doctrine the Savior taught: “Nevertheless, Judas Iscariot,even one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests to betray Jesus unto them; for he turned away from him, and was offended because of his words” (Joseph Smith Translation, Mark 14:31; compare Mark 14:10,footnote a).
No one is foreordained to do evil. Judas chose to betray the Savior. The Joseph Smith Translation explains that one reason for Judas’s betrayal was the doctrine the Savior taught: “Nevertheless, Judas Iscariot,even one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests to betray Jesus unto them; for he turned away from him, and was offended because of his words” (Joseph Smith Translation, Mark 14:31; compare Mark 14:10,footnote a).
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