And he left and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he was to betray Him to them.
Parallel translations
- WEB He went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them.
- KJV And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
- BSB And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
- NKJV So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them.
- NLT and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them.
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Judas went to the chief priests and temple officers to arrange Jesus' betrayal.
Overview
He took the initiative to negotiate handing Jesus over to His enemies. The temple captains were officers responsible for order, now drawn into the plot. Judas's deliberate action shows that his betrayal was a chosen act, not mere weakness.
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Cross-references · 6
- Acts 4:1As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
- Acts 5:24Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.
- Matt 26:14Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,
- Luke 22:52Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
- Acts 5:26Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.
- Mark 14:10–11Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.
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