It was now two days before the Passover and [the festival of] Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were searching for a deceitful way to arrest Jesus and kill Him;

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.

Now before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that His hour had come [and it was time] for Him to leave this world and return to the Father. Having [greatly] loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [and continuously loves them with His perfect love] to the end (eternally).

Betrayed

The Son of Man is to go [to the cross], just as it is written [in Scripture] of Him; but woe (judgment is coming) to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.”

When they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies];

“Listen carefully: we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and they will [judicially] condemn Him and sentence Him to death,

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They replied, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee,

It was during supper, when the devil had already put [the thought of] betraying Jesus into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son,

Now Judas, who was betraying Him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.

General references

‘The Lord’s Passover shall be on the fourteenth day of the first month [of each year].

Now at the [Passover] feast Pilate used to set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.