Luke 22:4

Luke 22:4 Meaning and Explanation

And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

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Judas goes to the chief priests and temple captains and discusses how to hand Jesus over to them.

What Does Luke 22:4 Mean?

The captains were officers of the temple guard - the men who would later make the arrest. Judas offered what the leaders lacked: inside knowledge of where Jesus could be taken quietly, away from the crowds they feared.

The word translated 'betray' means to hand over, and it tolls through the passion story: Judas hands Jesus to the priests, the priests to Pilate, Pilate to the soldiers. Yet beneath the treachery runs a deeper giving - 'This is my body which is given for you' (Luke 22:19); God 'delivered him up for us all' (Romans 8:32). Men handed him over for malice; he gave himself for love.

Luke 22:4 in the Original Language

paradidomi (παραδίδωμι), 'betray' -- to hand over or deliver up.

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What does Luke 22:4 mean?

Judas goes to the chief priests and temple captains and discusses how to hand Jesus over to them.

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