Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 22:4

"And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him unto them." — Luke 22:4 (ASV)

Luke mentions the presence of the “officers of the temple guard,” whose soldiers probably captured Jesus . Municipalities had their own officers and so did the Jerusalem religious establishment. Luke also mentions that, in betraying Jesus, Judas sought to avoid the crowds.