And they, when they heard it, were glad (ο δε ακουσαντες εχαρησαν). No doubt the rabbis looked on the treachery of Judas as a veri…

And Judas Iscariot.—See Notes on Matthew 26:14-15.

They were glad, and promised to give him money.—It may …

The Venerable Bede: The unhappy Judas wishes to compensate with the price of his Master for the loss he thought he had incurred…

These verses are connected with vv.1–2. The chief priests and teachers of the law were looking for “some sly way to arrest Jesus” (v.1), and Judas …

And when they heard it, they were glad
That such an opportunity offered, and from such a quarter, by one of his own …

Did Christ pour out His soul to death for us, and shall we think anything too precious for Him? Do we give Him the precious ointment of our best af…