¹⁸ And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and ^(A)were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because ^(B)all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.

¹² And ^(A)they were seeking to arrest him ^(B)but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they ^(C)left him and went away.

The Plot to Kill Jesus

14 ^(A)It was now two days before ^(B)the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes ^(C)were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, ² for they said, “Not during the feast, ^(D)lest there be an uproar from the people.”

Judas to Betray Jesus

^10 (A)Then ^(B)Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, ^(C)went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. ¹¹ And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to ^(D)betray him.