Discovery BoxLuke 22:4 
Context22:4 He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard 1 how he might 2 betray Jesus, 3 handing him over to them. 4
Luke 22:6
Context22:6 So 5 Judas 6 agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus 7 when no crowd was present. 8
1 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).
2 tn Luke uses this frequent indirect question to make his point (BDF §267.2).
3 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Grk “how he might hand him over to them,” in the sense of “betray him.”
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the arrangement worked out in the preceding verse.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “betray him to them”; the referent of the first pronoun (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Grk “apart from the crowd.”
sn The leaders wanted to do this quietly, when no crowd was present, so no public uproar would result (cf. v. 21:38; 22:2).
