1 Now the festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.

2 The high priest and the Scribes continually sought means to put him to death.

3 Satan however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot), who was one of the twelve.

4 And he went out and conferred with the chief priests and commanders

5 They were delighted, and agreed to give him money.

6 He consented to this, and looked for an opportunity to betray him, when the people were not present.