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NASB | John 13:27 After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus *said to him, "What you do, do quickly." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:27 After [Judas had taken] the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly [without delay]." |
Subject: Why did Jesus encourage to betray? |
Bible Note: Hi, Tim Moran! I understand the argument... however people forget the fact that not one of the twelve had the spiritual acumen to see beyond the physicality of the moment... Judas, specially, had little if any true faith... Judas was remorseful and he initiated a restoration (buy back) of the Innocent Man... Judas' dealings was not in an obscure sector of town; he dealt directly with the chief priests and elders: 3When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. 4“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That's your responsibility.” 5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. (Matthew 27:3-5) I have no knowledge of the Greek/Hebrew original texts so I cannot contest anything dealing with precise translations... however, it would seem implausible that a nobody like Judas would be allow to come close to the Holy of holies--at best, the temple guards would be in dereliction of duties; at worst, the chief priests and the elders would be guilty of conducting a murderous affair inside/about the Holy of holies! ...either way, I see Judas' act as that of impotence and irreconcilable guilt: he did all that he could do, yet he could not undo his error! Had Judas taken the ill-gotten silver and splurge on himself; then, coming out of the high (no not suggesting that he was using drugs--I am speaking metaphorically), attempt to negociate Christ's release with monies he did not have (the failure would have been totally his), then I would find that his feelings of regret were due to the short-lived meriment that the silver offered him, not to his realization that Jesus as Innocent... there would be no heartfelt repentance... there would be no actual anguish in his heart, mind and spirit... But Judas did not act like someone coming out of a drug-induced high--promising everyone that he/she would never do it again while hoping to lower anyone's guard enough to steal, beg or borrow the money for the very next high! Judas woke up, reached for those who were supposed to be Israel's spiritual leaders, declared that Jesus was innocent, sought to purchase His freedom (life) back... since he was not successful, he did not take the silver and drowned himself in alcohol, other drugs or sexual orgies... in his desperation, he rejected the ill-gained silver by throwing it at his enablers and finding that disposing of the silver was not enough, he killed himself. We can choose to interprete Scripture in a manner that denies Judas God's Mercy or we can choose to believe that God's Mercy knows no bounds and allow God, the only One who truly saw into Judas' heart and spirit, to determine his guilt or restoration! God Bless! Angel |