22^rNow the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called ^sthe Passover. ²And the chief priests and the scribes ^twere seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

Judas to Betray Jesus

³^uThen ^vSatan entered into ^wJudas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. ⁴He went away and conferred with the chief priests and ^xofficers how he might betray him to them. ⁵And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. ⁶So he consented and sought an opportunity to ^ybetray him to them in the absence of a crowd.

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Cross references

rFor ver. 1, 2, see Matt. 26:2–5; Mark 14:1, 2
sSee John 6:4
t John 11:53; See Matt. 21:46
uFor ver. 3–6, see Matt. 26:14–16; Mark 14:10, 11; [John 13:2, 27, 30]
v[Acts 5:3]
wch. 6:16; Matt. 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4]
x Acts 4:1; 5:24, 26
ySee Matt. 20:18, 19

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was approaching. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the people.

Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was numbered among the Twelve. He went away and discussed with the chief priests and temple police how he could hand him over to them. They were glad and agreed to give him silver. So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray him to them when the crowd was not present.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted, and they promised to give him money. So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren’t around.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.

And Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he could betray him to them. And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give him money. And he agreed, and began looking for a favorable opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

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