Matthew 26:14–25

Judas to Betray Jesus

^14eThen one of the twelve, whose name was ^fJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests ¹⁵and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they ^gpaid him ^hthirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶And from that moment he sought an opportunity ⁱto betray him.

The Passover with the Disciples

^17jNow on ^kthe first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” ¹⁸He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ^l‘The Teacher says, ^mMy time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’ ” ¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

²⁰ⁿWhen it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve.^{2 21}And as they were eating, ^ohe said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” ²²And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” ²³He answered, ^p“He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. ²⁴The Son of Man goes ^qas it is written of him, but ^rwoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^sIt would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” ²⁵Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, ^tRabbi?” He said to him, ^u“You have said so.”