Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
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and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
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Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.
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And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus.
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They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
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He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
The Last Supper
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
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Jesus sent Peter and John, saying,
“Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
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“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.
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He replied,
“As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters,
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and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’
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He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”
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They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.