² “As you know, the Passover^(A) is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled^(B) in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,^{(C) 4} and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.^{(D) 5} “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot^(E) among the people.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus^(A)

22 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,^{(B) 2} and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus,^(C) for they were afraid of the people.