Luke 22:1-2

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Judas Betrays Jesus^(A)

22 It was almost time for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover Feast [^Ccelebrating God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt; Ex. 12]. ² The ·leading [^Tchief] priests and ·teachers of the law [scribes] were trying to find a way to ·kill [destroy; eliminate] Jesus, ·because [or but] they were afraid of the people [^Cbecause of Jesus’ popularity].