DID JEREMIAH PROPHECY ABOUT JESUS BEING SOLD FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER?
In chapter 27, verses 9 to 10 of the gospel of Matthew; a fulfilment of a prophecy about Jesus being betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, it is quoted and attributed to prophet Jeremiah. The problem arises when no mention of this event at all, it is found in the modern version of the book of Jeremiah; but instead, in slightly different manner, in the book of Zechariah 11:12-13. MATTHEW 27:9-10 Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.” ZECHARIAH 11:12-13 Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So, they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So, I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the po
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