Deuteronomy 23:18

23:18 You must never bring the pay of a female prostitute or the wage of a male prostitute into the temple of the Lord your God in fulfillment of any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.

Ezekiel 16:33

16:33 All prostitutes receive payment, but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!

Matthew 26:15

26:15 and said, “What will you give me to betray him into your hands?” So they set out thirty silver coins for him.

Matthew 26:1

The Plot Against Jesus

26:1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

Matthew 6:10

6:10 may your kingdom come,

may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.


tn Here the Hebrew term זוֹנָה (zonah) refers to a noncultic (i.e., “secular”) female prostitute; see note on the phrase “sacred prostitute” in v. 17.

tn Heb “of a dog.” This is the common Hebrew term for a noncultic (i.e., “secular”) male prostitute. See note on the phrase “sacred male prostitute” in v. 17.

tn The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.

tn Grk “What will you give to me, and I will betray him to you?”

tn Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

sn Your kingdom come represents the hope for the full manifestation of God’s promised rule.