He agreed, and began to look for an opportunity to hand over Jesus when a crowd would not be there.
But they said, “Let's not do this during the festival so that the people don't riot.”
“But not during Passover,” they said to themselves, “otherwise the people may riot.”
They were delighted, and offered him money.
The Day of Unleavened Bread arrived when the Passover animal had to be sacrificed.