# Connecting Statement:

After the woman anoints Jesus with perfume, Judas promises to deliver Jesus to the chief priests.

# so that he might deliver him over to them

Judas did not deliver Jesus over to them yet, rather he went to make arrangements with them. AT: "in order to arrange with them to bring Jesus to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# deliver

"Deliver" here is a metaphor, meaning "to bring." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]).

# When the chief priests heard it

It may be helpful to state clearly what the chief priests heard. AT: "When the chief priests heard what he was willing to do for them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judasiscariot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/thetwelve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chiefpriests]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]]