Matthew 26:14-16 - Judas Arranges To Betray Jesus

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve apostles, named Judas Iscariot, went to the leading priests ¹⁵ and said, "What would you give me if I turned Jesus over to you?" And they weighed out thirty silver coins [Note: This amount was equivalent to about five months of a farm laborer's wages, or approximately $7,000 in 1994], and promised [See Mark 14:11] to give him that much money. ¹⁶ So, from then on Judas looked for a [good] opportunity to turn Jesus over [to the Jewish leaders].

¹⁰ Now Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve apostles, left and went to the leading priests in order to make arrangements for turning Jesus over to them. ¹¹ And when they [i.e., the leading priests] realized this, they were very pleased and promised to give him money. So, Judas began looking for a convenient way to turn Jesus over to these Jewish leaders.

³ Then Satan entered the heart of Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve apostles. ⁴ So, he left [probably the house of Simon, the man healed of an infectious skin disease. See Matt. 26:6-13] and went and discussed with the leading priests and captains [i.e., of the Temple guard] how he could turn Jesus over to them. ⁵ And they were very pleased, so agreed to give him money. ⁶ So Judas consented [to their offer] and looked for a [good] opportunity to turn Jesus over to them [i.e., the Jewish leaders] when the crowd was not present.