Jesus Was Arrested
Jesus was arrested the day before He was crucified.
(This day is sometimes called Holy or Maundy Thursday.)
The Jewish elders and chief priests hated Jesus so they wanted to arrest and kill Him.
They were scheming together to think of a way to capture Him.
They were a little hesitant to do it openly because they knew how popular He was; they didn’t want to stir up an angry crowd, and they didn’t want the crowd to turn against them.*
A man named Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus’ disciples.
He knew that the Jewish elders and chief priests were very upset with Jesus and looking for a way to get rid of Him.