30 — Person: Judas Iscariot

Number: 30

Person: Judas Iscariot

Action: Handing over Jesus for silver

Object: Thirty pieces of silver

Scripture connection: Matthew 26:15 — "What will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver; Matthew 27:3 — When Judas saw that Jesus was condemned, he brought back the thirty pieces of silver.

Memory hook: 30 = the thirty pieces of silver — the price of the betrayal. One man, one purse; the number 30 is the wage of the traitor.

Why this number? 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:15; 27:3). Judas is fixed at 30 — the price paid for the One who was priceless.