4. He went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard. He talked with them about how he could hand Jesus over to them.
5. They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
6. Judas accepted their offer. He watched for the right time to hand Jesus over to them. He wanted to do it when no crowd was around.
7. Then the day of Unleavened Bread came. That was the time the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
8. Jesus sent Peter and John on ahead. "Go," he told them. "Prepare for us to eat the Passover meal."