Atomic Bible

The apostle who betrayed Jesus

Judas

Named in 23 verses across 5 books, first in Matthew 10:4.

ἸούδαςJudas

Ἰσκαριώτης, ἸσκαριώθIscariot

Also called Iscariot.

The name means “Jude, same as Judah.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

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About Judas Written by AI

Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, known for his betrayal of Jesus, which led to His arrest and crucifixion. He is consistently identified as "Judas Iscariot" or "Judas, the one who betrayed Him" throughout the Gospels (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16; John 6:71). Judas is first mentioned in the lists of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16). He served as the treasurer for the group, but he was also described as a thief who would take money from the common purse (John 12:4 to 6). During the Last Supper, Jesus predicted that one of His disciples would betray Him (Matthew 26:21; Mark 14:18; Luke 22:21; John 13:21). Judas was identified as the betrayer when Jesus handed him a piece of bread (John 13:26 to 27). After this, Judas left to carry out his plan (John 13:30). Judas approached the chief priests and offered to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14 to 16; Mark 14:10 to 11; Luke 22:3 to 6). He then led a group of armed men to the Garden of Gethsemane, where he identified Jesus with a kiss, leading to His arrest (Matthew 26:47 to 50; Mark 14:43 to 46; Luke 22:47 to 48; John 18:2 to 5). After Jesus' condemnation, Judas, filled with remorse, tried to return the money to the chief priests and elders, but they refused to accept it. He then threw the money into the temple and went out and hanged himself (Matthew 27:3 to 5). The chief priests used the money to buy a potter's field, which became known as the Field of Blood (Matthew 27:6 to 10; Acts 1:18 to 19). The apostles later recognized Judas' betrayal as a fulfillment of prophecy (Acts 1:16) and chose Matthias to replace him among the twelve (Acts 1:23 to 26). Judas' betrayal of Jesus played a crucial role in the events leading to Jesus' crucifixion and the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan of salvation. His actions serve as a tragic example of the consequences of greed, deceit, and turning away from God.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Judas, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

The Graecized form of Judah. (1.) The patriarch (Matt. 1:2, 3).

(2.) Son of Simon (John 6:71; 13:2, 26), surnamed Iscariot, i.e., a man of Kerioth (Josh. 15:25). His name is uniformly the last in the list of the apostles, as given in the synoptic (i.e., the first three) Gospels. The evil of his nature probably gradually unfolded itself till “Satan entered into him” (John 13:27), and he betrayed our Lord (18:3). Afterwards he owned his sin with “an exceeding bitter cry,” and cast the money he had received as the wages of his iniquity down on the floor of the sanctuary, and “departed and went and hanged himself” (Matt. 27:5). He perished in his guilt, and “went unto his own place” (Acts 1:25). The statement in Acts 1:18 that he “fell headlong and burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out,” is in no way contrary to that in Matt. 27:5. The sucide first hanged himself, perhaps over the valley of Hinnom, “and the rope giving way, or the branch to which he hung breaking, he fell down headlong on his face, and was crushed and mangled on the rocky pavement below.”

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Why such a man was chosen to be an apostle we know not, but it is written that “Jesus knew from the beginning who should betray him” (John 6:64). Nor can any answer be satisfactorily given to the question as to the motives that led Judas to betray his Master. “Of the motives that have been assigned we need not care to fix on any one as that which simply led him on. Crime is, for the most part, the result of a hundred motives rushing with bewildering fury through the mind of the criminal.”

(3.) A Jew of Damascus (Acts 9:11), to whose house Ananias was sent. The street called “Straight” in which it was situated is identified with the modern “street of bazaars,” where is still pointed out the so-called “house of Judas.”

(4.) A Christian teacher, surnamed Barsabas. He was sent from Jerusalem to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas with the decision of the council (Acts 15:22, 27, 32). He was a “prophet” and a “chief man among the brethren.”

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. Matthew 10:4

    Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

  2. Matthew 26:14

    Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

  3. Matthew 26:25

    Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”

  4. Matthew 26:47

    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  5. Matthew 27:3

    When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

  6. Mark 3:19

    and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

  7. Mark 14:10

    Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.

  8. Mark 14:43

    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.

  9. Luke 6:16

    Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

  10. Luke 22:3

    Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

  11. Luke 22:47

    While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.

  12. Luke 22:48

    But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

  13. John 6:71

    He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.

  14. John 12:4

    But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

  15. John 13:2

    The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

  16. John 13:26

    Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.

  17. John 13:29

    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

  18. John 14:22

    Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”

  19. John 18:2

    Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.

  20. John 18:3

    So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

  21. John 18:5

    “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.

  22. Acts 1:16

    “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

  23. Acts 1:25

    to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.