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NASB | John 17:12 "While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 17:12 "While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and protected them, and not one of them was lost except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. [Ps 41:9; John 6:70] |
Bible Question:
John 17:12 While I was with them, I kept and preserved them in Your Name [in the knowledge and worship of You]. Those You have given Me I guarded and protected, and not one of them has perished or is lost except the son of perdition [Judas Iscariot--the one who is now doomed to destruction, destined to be lost], that the Scripture might be fulfilled. [Ps. 41:9; John 6:70.] Is it right to say Judas's heart was hardened for the Scripture to be fulfilled,and not of his human weakness? Was he a sacrifice for the Scriptures to be fullled? |
Bible Answer: TREN'T, Although there was a prophesy for someone to betray Jesus, that does not mean that Judas was born for this purpose. It would be against his free will for God to make him do this. God does not harden peoples' hearts against their own will, and the same is true for Judas. Jesus had several opportunities before Judas' betrayal to be killed, and I'm sure that he would have had plenty of opportunities in the future. He simply chose this betrayal as the time to fulfill his mission. He knew Judas' heart, and despite trying to keep Judas from sinning, Judas went away and betrayed him. Jesus cared for Judas- he didn't want him to harden his heart. He was a chosen disciple, a beloved friend. ischus |