Luke 22:1-6

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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].

³ [^LThen] Satan entered Judas [^Lwho was called] Iscariot, one of ·Jesus’ twelve apostles [^Lthe Twelve]. ⁴ Judas went to the ·leading [^Tchief] priests and the officers of the Temple guard and talked to them about a way to ·hand Jesus over [betray Jesus] to them. ⁵ They were ·pleased [delighted] and agreed to give Judas money. ⁶ He ·agreed [consented] and watched for ·the best [an opportune] time to ·hand Jesus over [betray Jesus] to them when he was away from the crowd.