Luke 22:3

22:3 Then ¹  Satan ²  entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve. ³ 

Luke 22:22

22:22 For the Son of Man is to go just as it has been determined, ⁴  but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”

Luke 22:37

22:37 For I tell you that this scripture must be ⁵  fulfilled in me, ‘And he was counted with the transgressors.’ ⁶  For what is written about me is being fulfilled.” ⁷ 

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

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

³ tn Grk “Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.”

⁴ sn Jesus’ death has been determined as a part of God’s plan (Acts 2:22-24).

⁵ sn This scripture must be fulfilled in me. The statement again reflects the divine necessity of God’s plan. See 4:43-44.

⁶ tn Or “with the lawless.”

sn This is a quotation from Isa 53:12. It highlights a theme of Luke 22-23. Though completely innocent, Jesus dies as if he were a criminal.

⁷ tn Grk “is having its fulfillment.”