thirty pieces
Judas's infamous payment
Thirty pieces alludes to the thirty pieces of silver Judas Iscariot received for betraying Jesus, making it shorthand for the price of betrayal or selling out one's principles: He took his thirty pieces and voted against his own constituents.
The phrase implies not just disloyalty but profit from it—blood money accepted in exchange for conscience.
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
- coinsMetal money units
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
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