22:3 Then 1 Satan 2 entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve. 3 22:4 He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard 4 how he might 5 betray Jesus, 6 handing him over to them. 7
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 tn The full title στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ (strathgo" tou Jierou; “officer of the temple” or “captain of the temple guard”) is sometimes shortened to στρατηγός as here (L&N 37.91).
5 tn Luke uses this frequent indirect question to make his point (BDF §267.2).
6 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “how he might hand him over to them,” in the sense of “betray him.”