Luke 22:1-8 ▼

1 Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was drawing near,

2 and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to put him to death, for they were afraid of the people.

3 Then Satan entered into Judas, the one surnamed Iscariot, who was counted among the Twelve,

4 and he went to the chief priests and temple guards to discuss a plan for handing him over to them.

5 They were pleased and agreed to pay him money.

6 He accepted their offer and sought a favorable opportunity to hand him over to them in the absence of a crowd.

7 When the day of the feast of Unleavened Bread arrived, the day for sacrificing the Passover lamb,

8 he sent out Peter and John, instructing them, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”