They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over — the delighted response of the chief priests communicates that Judas's offer solves their primary problem: arrest away from the crowds. The money (thirty silver coins in Matthew) is promised; the watching for an opportunity begins. The handing over (paradidōmi) is the passion's central verb — the same word used for the Son of Man being handed over in the passion predictions.

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