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14 Then one of the twelve, that was called Judas Iscariot, went forth to the princes of priests [went to the princes of priests],

15 and said to them, What will ye give to me, and I shall betake him to you? And they ordained to him thirty pieces of silver.

16 And from that time he sought opportunity [he sought covenability], to betray him.

17 And in the first day of therf loaves, the disciples came to Jesus, and said[a], Where wilt thou [that] we make ready to thee, [for] to eat pask?

18 [And] Jesus said, Go ye into the city to a man, and say to him, The master saith, My time is nigh; at thee I make pask with my disciples.

19 And the disciples did, as Jesus commanded to them; and they made the pask ready [and they made ready pask].

20 And when the eventide was come, he sat to meat with his twelve disciples. [Forsooth evening made, he sat at the meat with his twelve disciples.]

21 And he said to them, as they ate, Truly I say to you, that one of you shall betray me.

22 And they full sorry began each by himself to say, Lord, whether I am he?[b]

23 And he answered, and said, He that putteth with me his hand in the platter, [this] shall betray me.

24 Forsooth man's Son goeth, as it is written of him; but woe to that man, by whom man's Son shall be betrayed; it were good to him, if that man had not been born.

25 But Judas that betrayed him, answered, saying, Master, whether I am he? Jesus said to him, Thou hast said. [Forsooth Judas that betrayed him, answered, saying, Master, whether it am I? He said to him, Thou hast said.]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:17 Forsooth in the first day of therf loaves, that is, the feast of pask, the disciples came to Jesus, saying
  2. Matthew 26:22 And they made sorrowful greatly, began each to say, Lord, whether I it am?