Luke 22:3-5 New English Translation
3 Then[a] Satan[b] entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.[c] 4 He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard[d] how he might[e] betray Jesus,[f] handing him over to them.[g] 5 They[h] were delighted[i] and arranged to give him money.[j]
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- Luke 22:3 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
- Luke 22:3 sn The cross is portrayed as part of the cosmic battle between Satan and God; see Luke 4:1-13; 11:14-23.
- Luke 22:3 tn Grk “Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.”
- Luke 22:4 tn The full title στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ (stratēgos tou hierou; “officer of the temple” or “captain of the temple guard”) is sometimes shortened to στρατηγός as here (L&N 37.91).
- Luke 22:4 tn Luke uses this frequent indirect question to make his point (BDF §267.2).
- Luke 22:4 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Luke 22:4 tn Grk “how he might hand him over to them,” in the sense of “betray him.”
- Luke 22:5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 22:5 sn The leaders were delighted when Judas contacted them about betraying Jesus, because it gave them the opportunity they had been looking for, and they could later claim that Jesus had been betrayed by one of his own disciples.
- Luke 22:5 sn Matt 26:15 states the amount of money they gave Judas was thirty pieces of silver (see also Matt 27:3-4; Zech 11:12-13).
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