1 The Festival of Thin Bread, also called Passover, was near.
2 The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus, because they were afraid of what the people might do.
3 Then Satan entered the heart of Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve apostles.
4 Judas went to talk with the chief priests and the officers of the temple police about how he could help them arrest Jesus.
5 They were very pleased and offered to pay Judas some money.
6 He agreed and started looking for a good chance to betray Jesus when the crowds were not around.
7 The day had come for the Festival of Thin Bread, and it was time to kill the Passover lambs.