Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 22:6

"And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude." — Luke 22:6 (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.