Matthew 26:16

16 and from that moment he was on the look out for an opportunity to betray Him.

Matthew 26:16 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 26:16

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
] Luke adds, "in the absence of the multitude", ( Luke 22:6 ) ; in the most private manner, when he was alone, and in some solitary place, that no tumult might arise, and that there might be no danger of a rescue: for so he, and the chief priests, had consulted, and settled it, as what would be most prudent and advisable; and therefore, from that time forward, being prompted on by Satan, and the lucre of the money he was to receive, he narrowly watched, and diligently observed, the best and most fitting season to perform his enterprise, and quickly offered.

Matthew 26:16 In-Context

14 At that time one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the High Priests

15 and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels,

16 and from that moment he was on the look out for an opportunity to betray Him.

17 On the first day of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus with the question, "Where shall we make preparations for you to eat the Passover?"

18 "Go into the city," He replied, "to a certain man, and tell him, `The Teacher says, My time is close at hand. It is at your house that I shall keep the Passover with my disciples.'"