One of You Will Betray Me

Salem Bible Study
Teachings on Community
John 13:21-30  (The Message)


 ²¹After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me."
 ²²His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. ²³One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. ²⁴Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."
 ²⁵Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
 ²⁶Jesus 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. ²⁷As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.
   "What you are about to do, do quickly," Jesus told him, ²⁸but no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. ²⁹Since 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. ³⁰As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.


For Reflection: Poor Judas will always be remembered as he who betrayed Jesus. If Christ is the embodiment of God's redemption of humankind, then Judas is surely the embodiment of our sin.  As Judas sin brought darkness. the risen Lord brings the light of redemption of all our sins.

Pray in this time of memorializing the Passion that you remember your sins and rejoice in the forgiveness of the cross.