# General Information:
Judas agrees to betray Jesus. These verses give background information about this event. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
# Now
This word is used here to introduce a new event. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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/translate/figs-explicit]])
# was approaching
"was almost ready to begin"