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The Plot to Kill Jesus(A)

22 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, drew near. And the chief priests and scribes were seeking how to kill Jesus, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve. He went and discussed with the chief priests and captains how he might betray Him to them. They were glad and agreed to give him money. He fully consented and searched for an opportunity to betray Him to them apart from the crowds.

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The Chief Priests and Scribes Plot to Kill Jesus

22 Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.

Judas Arranges to Betray Jesus

And Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. And he went away and[a] discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he could betray him to them. And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give him[b] money. And he agreed, and began looking[c] for a favorable opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:4 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went away”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 22:5 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Luke 22:6 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began looking”)