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Betrayal by Judas

  • PER278 The betrayal of Judas Iscariot

    The article explores the betrayal of Judas Iscariot toward Jesus, an act motivated by a feeling of incompatibility and frustration. Judas, knowing that the authorities are seeking to arrest Jesus, collaborates with them to denounce Jesus, in exchange for 30 pieces of silver. The article analyzes the Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and Luke, which describe Judas’s actions and their impact on the events leading to Jesus’s arrest.

    Mark 14.1 (King James Version) :
    After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
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  • PER311 Judas Iscariot, the traitor, is identified

    This article explores the betrayal of Judas Iscariot at the last Passover meal with Jesus. By analyzing the Gospel accounts, it highlights the disciples’ reactions and the theological implications of this crucial event in Jerusalem.

    Luke 22.21-23 (King James Version) :
    But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
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  • PER315 The Departure of Judas Iscariot

    The article explores the dramatic departure of Judas Iscariot during the last Passover meal, described essentially in the Gospel of John. This moment, steeped in symbolism, marks the progress of the redemptive drama leading to the arrest of Jesus, highlighting the complexity of Jesus' gesture of offering bread to Judas, at once an act of grace and of judgment.

    Matthew 26.21-25 (King James Version) :
    And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
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  • PER330 The band led by Judas Iscariot arrives

    This article deals with the arrest of Jesus by Judas Iscariot in the garden of Gethsemane, as described in the Gospels. It analyzes the context and implications of this key event in the passion of Jesus, exploring the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

    Mark 14.43-52 (King James Version) :
    And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.And they laid their hands on him, and took him.And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.And they all forsook him, and fled.And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
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  • PER342 The tragic end of Judas Iscariot

    Only Matthew reports the tragic end of Judas Iscariot. After Jesus is condemned, overwhelmed with remorse, Judas throws the thirty pieces of silver into the sanctuary of the Temple and takes his own life. The priests use this money to buy the potter’s field, called Hakeldama. This episode illustrates the irreversibility of betrayal and the despair of a man unable to accept forgiveness.

    Luke 23.1-5 (King James Version) :
    And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate