The love of money clearly had Judas in its grip. Who knows how long it had been growing within him? It shows its full strength in his question to the chief priests—one of the vilest questions ever asked: ‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?’ (Matt. 26:15). Had Jesus been guilty of crimes, Judas would have had no grounds for demanding payment. Going to the authorities would then have been simply right. They could only