Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
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and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
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Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.
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And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus.
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They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
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He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.