Matthew 26:3-5

26:3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas. 26:4 They ¹  planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 26:5 But they said, “Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.” ² 

Matthew 26:14-16

The Plan to Betray Jesus

26:14 Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 26:15 and said, “What will you give me to betray him into your hands?” ³  So they set out thirty silver coins for him. 26:16 From that time ⁴  on, Judas ⁵  began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

¹ sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him.

¹ tn Grk “What will you give to me, and I will betray him to you?”

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.