1. The time was near for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover.
2. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were trying to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly.
3. Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.
4. So Judas went off and spoke with the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard about how he could betray Jesus to them.
5. They were pleased and offered to pay him money.
6. Judas agreed to it and started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them without the people knowing about it.