Sealed with a Kiss; A Long-Lost Early Christian Text Says Jesus Asked Judas to Betray HimByline: David Gates (With Jac Chebatoris)Newsweek
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus - Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of
So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.Berean Literal BibleAnd from that time, he was seeking an opportunity that he might betray Him.King James BibleAnd from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.New King James VersionSo from that time he sought opportunity...
Like some other ancient texts, the Gospel of Judas is written in Coptic. The text was translated by a team of scholars working with National Geographic. The translation suggests that Jesus asked Judas to betray him so that his execution could take place. According to the translation, Jesus tol...
71 He was speaking of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for he, though one of the twelve, was going to betray him." (6:70-71)We would be very upset to lose big numbers from church attendance. But Jesus knew that losing unbelievers from following him was no great loss. In fact, pruning...
So I asked John to ask Jesus, which he did. And Jesus, through a roundabout way of dipping bread in a bowl, indicated that it was Judas. Well, I breathed a sigh of relief.Whew!I was not the one who would betray him! I was in the clear!
Luke 22:3-6“And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve. 4 And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them. 5 They were glad and agreed to give him money. 6 So he consented, and be...
Judas Iscariot—the one who was going to betray him—said,5“Why wasn't this perfume sold for three hundred silver coins[a]and the money given to the poor?”6He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He carried the money bag and would help him...
2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. 4 Jesus, kn...
4But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected,5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.”6He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the...