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The Betrayal by Judas. 14 (A)Then one of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,[a] went to the chief priests 15 [b](B)and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, 16 and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over.

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Footnotes

  1. 26:14 Iscariot: see note on Lk 6:16.
  2. 26:15 The motive of avarice is introduced by Judas’s question about the price for betrayal, which is absent in the Marcan source (Mk 14:10–11). Hand him over: the same Greek verb is used to express the saving purpose of God by which Jesus is handed over to death (cf. Mt 17:22; 20:18; 26:2) and the human malice that hands him over. Thirty pieces of silver: the price of the betrayal is found only in Matthew. It is derived from Zec 11:12 where it is the wages paid to the rejected shepherd, a cheap price (Zec 11:13). That amount is also the compensation paid to one whose slave has been gored by an ox (Ex 21:32).

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus(A)

14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot(B)—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.(C) 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

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(A)Then Satan entered into Judas,[a] the one surnamed Iscariot, who was counted among the Twelve,(B) and he went to the chief priests and temple guards to discuss a plan for handing him over to them. They were pleased and agreed to pay him money. He accepted their offer and sought a favorable opportunity to hand him over to them in the absence of a crowd.

Preparations for the Passover.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:3 Satan entered into Judas: see note on Lk 4:13.

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

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