# General Information:

Judas agrees to betray Jesus. These verses give background information about this event. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])

# Now

This word is used here to introduce a new event. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-newevent]])

# Festival of Unleavened Bread

The festival was called by this name because during the festival the Jews did not eat bread that was made with yeast. Alternate translation: "festival when they would eat unleavened bread" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# was approaching

"was almost ready to begin"