Judas
Male
Son of Simon ( John 6:71 ; John 13:2 John 13:26 ), surnamed Iscariot, i.e., a man of Kerioth ( Joshua 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" ( Matthew 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 Matthew 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." 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."
Named in 23 verses
- Matthew 10:4 Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
- Matthew 26:14 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
- Matthew 26:25 Judas, who betrayed him, answered, “It isn’t me, is it, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You said it.”
- Matthew 26:47 While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of
- Matthew 27:3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
- Mark 3:19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he came into a house.
- Mark 14:10 Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.
- Mark 14:43 Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came—and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, an
- Luke 6:16 Judas the son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who also became a traitor.
- Luke 22:3 Satan entered into Judas, who was also called Iscariot, who was counted with the twelve.
- Luke 22:47 While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared. He who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him.
- Luke 22:48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
- John 6:71 Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.
- John 12:4 Then Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,
- John 13:2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
- John 13:26 Jesus therefore answered, “It is he to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Juda
- John 13:29 For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor
- John 14:22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”
- John 18:2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples.
- John 18:3 Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
- John 18:5 They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
- Acts 1:16 “Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to
- Acts 1:25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”