Judas leads people to take hold of Jesus
47 While Jesus was still speaking, a crowd of people came towards him. Judas, one of the 12 apostles, led the crowd to that place. He came near to Jesus to kiss him. 48 Jesus said to him, ‘Judas, why do you want to kiss me, the Son of Man? You are helping my enemies to take hold of me!’
49 The people near to Jesus saw what was happening. They asked him, ‘ Lord, should we use our swords to fight?’ 50 One of them hit the servant of the leader of the priests. He cut off the servant's right ear. 51 Jesus said, ‘That is enough!’ He then touched the man's ear and made him well again.
52 Then Jesus spoke to the people that had come to take hold of him. They were the leaders of the priests, and the leaders of the police in the temple. Other important Jews were also there. He said to them, ‘You have come here with swords and heavy sticks. Do you really think that I am a dangerous robber? 53 Every day I was with you in the yard of the temple. You did not try to take hold of me then. But now is the time for you to work. It is a dark time, when the devil has authority.’
