When we set up camp on the way home, we opened our sacks, and each man found his money in the top of his sack---every bit of it. We have brought it back to you.

Then I weighed out the silver, the gold, and the utensils which the emperor, his advisers and officials, and the people of Israel had given to be used in the Temple, and I gave it to the priests.

(SEE 8:26)

Guard them carefully until you reach the Temple. There in the priests' rooms weigh them and turn them over to the leaders of the priests and of the Levites, and to the leaders of the people of Israel in Jerusalem."

It cannot be bought with silver or gold.

I bought the field from Hanamel and weighed out the money to him; the price came to seventeen pieces of silver.

I said to them, "If you are willing, give me my wages. But if not, keep them." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver as my wages.

"Do for others what you want them to do for you: this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of the prophets.

Be under obligation to no one---the only obligation you have is to love one another. Whoever does this has obeyed the Law.

In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

In this matter, then, none of you should do wrong to other Christians or take advantage of them. We have told you this before, and we strongly warned you that the Lord will punish those who do that.

"Sir, land worth only four hundred pieces of silver---what is that between us? Bury your wife in it."

Everyone included in the census must pay the required amount of money, weighed according to the official standard. Everyone must pay this as an offering to me.

"Your weights are to be as follows: 20 gerahs = 1 shekel 60 shekels = 1 mina