But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. John NASB. Why did so many leave Jesus?
The answer is many did not truly believe in Jesus. At the same time, Jesus revealed that one of the so-called disciples would betray Him. Those who are real believers will not turn traitor and desert Jesus.
This passage also tells us that Jesus was not surprised that someone would betray Him and He knew who the traitor would be. John tells us again that Judas would be the betrayer of Jesus. So why would Jesus choose Judas? There are probably many reasons. One reason could be that Jesus wanted to show us how to love even our enemies. Another reason could be that God wanted to leave an example for us that even those we trust may betray us.
John During this scene, John records that the devil had already prompted Judas to betray Jesus. The Bible does not state why Judas did what he did. Many were looking for a strong political leader in a Messiah , and Jesus was not what they expected. When asked by whom, He replied,. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. He is next seen entering the garden later that night where Jesus is praying. Knowing the place, Judas led a detachment of soldiers and officials to Jesus.
He then proceeded to approach Jesus and kiss him in greeting. After this, Jesus was arrested. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. The Passion. What the Bible tells us about Judas: Judas was one of the 12 disciples closest to Jesus Judas offered to betray Jesus to the religious authorities They agreed to pay him 30 pieces of silver for doing so Jesus knew that Judas was going to do this, but took no action to stop him Judas led soldiers to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was praying Judas kissed Jesus to identify him Afterwards Jesus' death, according to Matthew's gospel, Judas regretted his actions, returned the money and hanged himself Other versions say that he didn't return the money and died by accident In fact the books of the Bible don't offer a consistent account of what Judas did, but the list above includes the events that most people associate with Judas.
There are various interpretations of this story: Judas killed himself in horror at his betrayal of Jesus Judas killed himself because he had betrayed everyone who had stayed loyal to Jesus and so made himself an outcast from his peer group Judas killed himself in order to redeem himself from his bad act this was an accepted use of suicide in the first century Judas killed himself in order to focus the blame on those who had paid him to betray Jesus When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.
He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood. Matthew According to St Luke in Acts Luke suggests that the death of Judas may have been an accident, but some writers think that the passage below refers to Judas falling from the rope that he used to hang himself - perhaps as a result of bodily decay.
Acts According to Dante's Inferno In Dante's Inferno Judas is found in the lowest circle of hell, which is reserved for traitors. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy - Inferno, Canto 34 According to Papias Papias, a 2nd century bishop, gave Judas a sad departure from this world, but passed no opinion as to what happened to him thereafter. Judas was motivated by greed Judas was possessed by the Devil Judas had to fulfil a prophecy Judas' betrayal was a necessary part of God's salvation plan Judas had a political motive Judas was disillusioned and angry Judas didn't intend a 'betrayal' Let's examine these reasons further: Judas was motivated by greed Three of the gospels say that Judas went of his own accord to the authorities and asked them to pay him for betraying Jesus: Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, 'What will you give me if I betray him to you?
Matthew Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. Mark Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers of the temple police about how he might betray him to them.
Luke John's gospel makes the point that Judas was a dishonest and greedy man. John There are some problems with accepting that Judas' principal motive was greed: The amount is too small - enough, as the Bible relates, to buy a field: If Judas' only motive was greed, why didn't he ask for more?
If Judas was greedy and dishonest why had Jesus - the most perceptive of men - chosen him to be one of the twelve? If Judas was greedy and dishonest, why had Jesus given him the job of looking after the money? If Judas was greedy and dishonest, why had he joined up with such a penniless group as the twelve, who didn't seem to provide any obvious money-making opportunities? The Victorian art critic John Ruskin argues that Judas was not only greedy and dishonest, but stupid as well, and that is why he acted as he did: Stupidity is always the basis of the Judas bargain.
Luke seems to suggest that Judas' actions may have been entirely the result of this possession; that he was, in effect, carrying out Satan's wishes: Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers of the temple police about how he might betray him to them.
Luke John, on the other hand, suggests that Judas was a bad man before Satan entered him to inspire the final betrayal: For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him. John 'Did I not choose you, the twelve? John John However in another passage John suggests that Satan entered Judas rather later.
John You might think that if Satan had taken over Judas, then he is not to blame for his actions; Jesus did not think that way: 'For the Son of Man is going as it has been determined, but woe to that one by whom he is betrayed! Psalm Jesus makes the point again before going to Gethsemane.
John Similar points are found in other gospels. Judas' betrayal was a necessary part of God's salvation plan Another theory says that if Judas had not betrayed Jesus the Crucifixion would not have taken place, there would have been no Resurrection and the founding events of Christianity would not have occurred.
Judas had a political motive Some writers argue that Judas had a strong political motive, and had seen Jesus as the Messiah who would liberate the Jews from being ruled by the Romans. There is no scriptural evidence for this. Judas was disillusioned and angry An alternative view is that Judas was so disappointed that Jesus had not declared himself the Messiah and taken action to lead the Jews, that he decided to betray him as an act of revenge for what he saw as Jesus' political betrayal of his more Nationalist followers.
John Dart sets this theory out clearly: I think we must ask another question: 'Did Judas feel betrayed by Jesus? The Gospel of Judas A manuscript called the Gospel of Judas, written in the 2nd century was translated from a 5th century copy in the first decade of the 21st century, although its existence had long been rumoured. Who Was Judas Iscariot? So what else do we really know about Judas?
For starters, here are the quick facts. What does Iscariot mean? Which Judas are we talking about? The Judas is distinguished from the others as Judas Iscariot. Judas the brother of Jesus Two of the gospels mention that Jesus has a brother named Judas. A thief The Gospel of John tells us that Judas used his position as treasurer to steal. But there are worse things than being a thief. And Judas was some of those, too. Son of perdition Before he is arrested, Jesus prays.
Many scholars suggest Psalm Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me. Judas betrayed Jesus More than anything else he ever said or did, Judas Iscariot is defined by his betrayal of Jesus.
Why did he betray Jesus? Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him Throughout his ministry, Jesus dropped regular hints to his disciples that he was going to die. Did Judas regret betraying Jesus? How did Judas die? Who replaced Judas? Christian leaders have been rolling their eyes at this idea for more than 1, years. The traitor who helped save the world Judas Iscariot had no intention of redeeming humanity. Get the good stuff!
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