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and said, "What are you willing to give me to 1betray Him to you?" And 2they weighed out thirtypieces of silver to him.
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From then on he began looking for a goodopportunity to betray Jesus.
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3Now on the first day of 4Unleavened Bread the disciplescame to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"
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And He said, "Go into the city to 5a certainman, and say to him, 'The Teachersays, "6My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."' "
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The disciplesdid as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
The Last Passover
207Now when eveningcame, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelvedisciples.
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As they were eating, He said, "8Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me."
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Being deeplygrieved, they eachonebegan to say to Him, "Surely not I, Lord?"
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And He answered, "9He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
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"The Son of Man is to go, 10just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! 11It would have beengood for that manif he had not been born."
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And 12Judas, who was betraying Him, said, "Surely it is not I, 13Rabbi?" Jesus said to him, "14You have said it yourself."