Matthew 26:14–25

Judas’s Bargain

^14aThen one of the twelve, named ^bJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

¹⁵and said, “What are you willing to give me ¹to ^2abetray Him to you?” And ^bthey weighed out thirty ³pieces of silver to him.

¹⁶From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to ¹betray ²Jesus.

^17aNow on the first day of ^bUnleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

¹⁸And He said, “Go into the city to ^aa certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “^bMy time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ”

¹⁹The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Last Passover

^20aNow when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

²¹As they were eating, He said, “^aTruly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”

²²Being deeply grieved, they ¹each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

²³And He answered, “^aHe who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.

²⁴“The Son of Man is to go, ^ajust as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^bIt would have been good ¹for that man if he had not been born.”

²⁵And ^aJudas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, ^bRabbi?” Jesus said to him, “^cYou have said it yourself.”