Matthew 26:16
And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
In Context
15What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.
Cross References
Luke 22:6And he made an agreement with them to give him up to them, if he got a chance, when the people were not present.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:15-17
Christ Anointed at Bethany. 14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. Immediately after an instance of the greatness kindness done to Christ, follows an instance of the greatest unkindness; such mixture is there of good and bad among the followers of Christ; he hath some faithful… Read the whole commentary →