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Plot to kill Jesus

22 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was approaching. The chief priests and the legal experts were looking for a way to kill Jesus, because they were afraid of the people. Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. He went out and discussed with the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard how he could hand Jesus over to them. They were delighted and arranged payment for him. He agreed and began looking for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them—a time when the crowds would be absent.

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22 Now de the ho Festival heortē of ho Unleavened azymos Bread , which ho is called legō the Passover pascha, was drawing near engizō. · kai The ho chief priests archiereus and kai the ho scribes grammateus were looking zēteō for a way ho how pōs they might put anaireō Jesus autos to death , for gar they were afraid phobeomai of the ho people laos. Then de Satan Satanas entered eiserchomai into eis Judas Ioudas, the ho one called kaleō Iscariot Iskariōtēs, who was eimi of ek the ho number arithmos of the ho twelve dōdeka. · kai He went aperchomai and conferred syllaleō with the ho chief archiereus priests and kai officers stratēgos about ho how pōs he might deliver up paradidōmi Jesus autos to them autos. · kai They were delighted chairō and kai decided syntithēmi to give didōmi him autos money argyrion. · kai He agreed exomologeomai and kai began looking zēteō for an opportunity eukairia to ho deliver paradidōmi him autos up to them autos in the absence ater of a crowd ochlos.

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