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.”

Jesus Anointed at Bethany^(A)(B)(C)

14 Now the Passover^(D) and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.^(E)

² “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”

¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve,^(A) went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.^(B)

¹¹ They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.