So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.
“Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting among the people.”
“Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting among the people.”
They were glad and agreed to give him silver.
Then the Day of Unleavened Bread came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.