The chief priests plot to execute Jesus while Judas agrees to betray him (Matthew 26:1 – 26:16)
When Jesus finished his sermon to the disciples, he revealed his fate to them. “As you know, the Passover is two days away – and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” The chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest Caiaphas. They discussed how