A Roman silver coin, often equal to a day’s wage for a common worker.
About Denarius
A denarius was a silver coin used in the Roman Empire. Most workers earned one denarius for working a full day.
Key References
Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
All Scripture References (15)
Matthew (6)
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
Mark (3)
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
Luke (3)
“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
John (2)
Revelation (1)
And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”