Luke 22:3-4

Context

22:3 Then¹ Satan² entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.³ 22:4 He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard⁴ how he might⁵ betray Jesus,⁶ handing him over to them.⁷

[22:3] ¹tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:3] ²sn The cross is portrayed as part of the cosmic battle between Satan and God; see Luke 4:1-13; 11:14-23.

[22:3] ³tn Grk “Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.”

[22:4] ⁴tn The full title στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ (strathgo" tou Jierou; “officer of the temple” or “captain of the temple guard”) is sometimes shortened to στρατηγός as here (L&N 37.91).

[22:4] ⁵tn Luke uses this frequent indirect question to make his point (BDF §267.2).

[22:4] ⁶tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:4] ⁷tn Grk “how he might hand him over to them,” in the sense of “betray him.”