Verse 10
And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them.
With a member of the group of the apostles in their power, the chief priests immediately revised their strategy and opted for a public trial and execution, thinking, no doubt, that Judas would swear to anything they suggested. This must have looked like a windfall situation to Jesus' foes; but it was exactly the opposite, proving to be the very thing that spread the whole ugly record of their shameful campaign against Christ upon the open records of all subsequent history.
That he might deliver him ... With the aid of Judas, they could look forward to a positive identification of the Lord, and they readily consented to pay for his services.
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