Event 19 – Jesus’ Final Appeal to Judas
Matthew 26:21-25; Mark 14:18-21; John 13:21-30
- Jerusalem; Thursday evening
J After he had said this, K while they were reclining at the table, J Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray K me—one who is eating with me. L The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, K just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born. L But the hand of im who is going to betray me is with mine aon the table.”
J His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. M They were very sad and L began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this K and one by one they said to him, M “Surely not I, Lord?”
Jesus replied, K It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me M will betray me.”
J One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.” Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.”
Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. M then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?”
Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you.”
J As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. “What you are about to do, do quickly,” Jesus told him, but no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to the poor. As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.