A recently translated,1,200 year-old textwritten in Coptic — an Egyptian language that uses the Greek alphabet — claims that Judas used a kiss to betray his leader because Jesus had the ability to change his appearance. Judas' kiss would clearly identify Jesus to the crowd. The four gospe...
From the moment he plants a kiss on Jesus of Nazareth in the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas Iscariot sealed his own fate: to be remembered as history’s most famous traitor. But by identifying Jesus to the authorities, Judas set into motion the series of events that became the foundations of...
Strong's Greek 2532:And, even, also, namely. [Jesus] returned ἔρχεται(erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2064:To come, go. the τὸ(to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3588:The, the definite article...
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