Luke 22:1-6

The Plot to Kill Jesus

1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, ^[a] called the Passover, was approaching, ¹

2 and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

3 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. ²

4 And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.

5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money.

6 Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.

Cross References

• 1. (Matthew 26:1–5; Mark 14:1–2; John 11:45–57)
• 2. (Matthew 26:14–16; Mark 14:10–11)

Footnotes

• [a] Literally the feast of the Unleavened; see Exodus 12:14–20.