Mark 14:10

Judas to Betray Jesus

10 ¹Then ²Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, ³went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

Mark 14:10 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:10

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve
Apostles of Christ; who was the principal person that had indignation at the woman, and murmured against her, for the profusion of the ointment:

went unto the chief priests;
as soon as this affair was over, and Christ had defended the woman's conduct to his shame and silence: he immediately went out of the house, where they were, and set out from Bethany to Jerusalem; and understanding the chief priests were in consultation together at Caiaphas's house, how to apprehend Jesus, and put him to death, went directly to them, unsent for, and unthought of by them:

to betray him unto them;
which Satan had put into his heart, and what his avarice and revenge for the late action of the woman, and Christ's defence of it, prompted him to; (See Gill on Matthew 26:14).

Mark 14:10 In-Context

8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial.

9 And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her."

10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, 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 betray him.

12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 10, 11, see Matthew 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6; [John 13:2, 27, 30]
• 2. Mark 3:19; Matthew 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; John 12:4]
• 3. Mark 3:19; Matthew 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; John 12:4]