The account of
the betrayal of Christ seems to be full of
inconsistencies, but this is not
possible as there are no lies in the bible. A close
examination of the relevant
scriptures will reveal some astounding surprises.
Judas Iscariot
is one of the twelve.
Mat
26:14 Then
one of the twelve, called
Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
Judas Iscariot
betrayed Christ, as many verses show.
Mat
10:4 Simon
the Cananite, and Judas
Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
Mat
26:14 Then
one of the twelve, called
Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
Mat
26:15 and
said, "What are you
willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And
they counted out to him
thirty pieces of silver.
Mat
26:16 So
from that time he sought opportunity
to betray Him.
Mar
3:19 and
Judas Iscariot, who also
betrayed Him. And they went into a house.
Mar
14:10 Then
Judas Iscariot, one of the
twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to
them.
Luk
6:16 Judas
the son of James, and Judas
Iscariot who also became a traitor.
Joh
6:71 He
spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son
of Simon, for it was he who
would betray Him, being one of the twelve.
Joh
12:4 But
one of His disciples, Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, who
would betray Him, said,
Joh
13:2 And
supper being ended, the devil
having already put it into the heart of Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, to
betray Him,
Joh
13:21 When
Jesus had said these things,
He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Most
assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray
Me."
Joh
13:25 Then,
leaning back on Jesus'
breast, he said to Him, "Lord, who is it?"
Joh
13:26 Jesus
answered, "It
is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I
have dipped it."
And having dipped the
bread, He gave it to
Judas Iscariot, the son
of Simon.
Joh
13:27 Now
after the piece of bread,
Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What
you do, do
quickly."
Notice the
following verse, Jesus knew that Judas Iscariot would
betray Him.
Joh
13:11 For
He knew who would betray Him;
therefore He said, "You
are not all
clean."
There is
absolutely no doubt that Judas Iscariot one of the
twelve disciples, betrayed
Christ, and Christ knew it was going to happen.
Mat
10:2 Now
the names of the twelve
apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called
Peter, and Andrew his brother;
James the son
of Zebedee, and
John his brother;
Mat
10:3 Philip
and Bartholomew; Thomas and
Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was
Thaddaeus;
Mat
10:4 Simon
the Cananite, and Judas
Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
Judas Iscariot
was a thief. Jesus Christ knew this.
Joh
12:4 But
one of His disciples, Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, who
would betray Him, said,
Joh
12:5 "Why
was this fragrant oil not
sold for three hundred denarii and given to the
poor?"
Joh
12:6 This
he said, not that he cared for
the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the
money box; and he used to
take what was put in it.
Be prepared for
some astounding knowledge. God the Father had not
given the true meaning of
Psalm 41 to Jesus Christ. I have to repeat that
statement: God the Father had
not given the true meaning of Psalm 41 to Jesus
Christ.
The scriptures
show clearly that Christ knew that Judas Iscariot, one
of the twelve, was going
to betray Him. Christ applied Psalm 41 to Judas
Iscariot; but consider
carefully: Christ never trusted Iscariot, because
Iscariot was a thief, and
Iscariot was a betrayer. Christ applied Psalm 41 v 9
to Judas Iscariot: The
true meaning applies to a familiar friend.
Psa
41:9 Even
my own familiar friend in whom
I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
Joh
13:18 "I
do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I
have chosen; but that the
Scripture may be fulfilled, 'HE WHO EATS BREAD
WITH ME HAS LIFTED UP HIS HEEL
AGAINST ME.'
The big question
is: Who is the familiar friend? The quoted verses
above show that the betrayer
that Christ knew about is called ‘Judas Iscariot’, or
‘Judas; one of the
twelve’, or ‘one of the twelve’. The familiar friend
is a different betrayer.
Jesus knew that
He
was about to be betrayed, all the scriptures show that
He was expecting Judas
Iscariot.
Mat
26:45 Then
He came to His disciples and
said to them, "Are
you
still sleeping and resting?
Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is
being betrayed into the
hands of sinners.
Judas Iscariot
came with a great multitude.
Mat
26:47 And
while He was still speaking,
behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great
multitude with swords and clubs,
came from the chief priests and elders of the
people.
Verse 48 is
not talking about Iscariot: look at the reaction
of Christ in verse 50.
Mat
26:48 Now
His betrayer had given them a
sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize
Him."
Mat
26:49 Immediately
he went up to Jesus
and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
Jesus said;
‘Friend, why have you come’ He was expecting Judas
Iscariot, who was with the
crowd; He was not expecting a friend [clansman or
comrade.]
Mat
26:50 But
Jesus said to him, "Friend,
why have you come?" Then they came and laid hands
on Jesus and took Him.
Mark’s version is
similar; verse 43 is about Judas Iscariot.
Mar
14:43 And
immediately, while He was
still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, with a
great multitude with swords
and clubs, came from the chief priests and the
scribes and the elders.
Verse 44 is about
the other Judas.
Notice also that
this Judas wanted Christ lead away SAFELY.
He probably thought that Jesus would be put
in prison or some such thing. He had no
idea that His capture would lead to
His death.
There is no mention of this Judas going to the chief
priests and arranging for
the reward of 30 pieces of silver, however it did
happen because this Judas
returned the money to the chief priests, {Matt 27 v 3}
and he made a token with
them saying whom ever I kiss {Mar 14 v 44}.
These scriptures show that
this Judas had plotted with the chief priests.
Mar
14:44 Now
His betrayer had given them a
signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One;
seize Him and lead Him away
safely."
Mar
14:45 As
soon as he had come,
immediately he went up to Him and said to Him,
"Rabbi, Rabbi!" and
kissed Him.
Mar
14:46 Then
they laid their hands on Him
and took Him.
Luke’s account is
about Iscariot: Notice that Jesus knew that Judas was
there to betray Him.
Christ did not know why the other Judas kissed Him
[Mat. 26 v 50.] Judas
Iscariot went before the multitude. Judas Iscariot
drew near to kiss Jesus, but
Christ spoke to Iscariot and he may not have actually
kissed Christ.
Luk
22:47 And
while He was still speaking,
behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas,
one of the twelve, went
before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him.
Luk
22:48 But
Jesus said to him, "Judas,
are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
Notice there are
two people called Judas. One went
before
the mob, and the other went with the mob. In verse 5:
Judas who also betrayed Him
stood with them. [The word ‘also’ infers that there
were two betrayers.]
Joh 18:1 When Jesus
had spoken these words, He went
out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where
there was a garden, which
He and His disciples entered.
Joh
18:2 And
Judas, who betrayed Him, also
knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His
disciples.
Joh
18:3 Then
Judas, having received a
detachment of
troops, and
officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came
there with lanterns,
torches, and weapons.
Joh
18:4 Jesus
therefore, knowing all things
that would come upon Him, went forward and said to
them, "Whom
are you seeking?"
Joh
18:5 They
answered Him, "Jesus of
Joh
18:6 Now
when He said to them, "I
am He,"
they drew back and fell to
the ground.
SO FAR.
One Judas went
before a multitude; this was Judas Iscariot. He was to
betray Christ with a
kiss, but was probably stopped from doing so. Christ
knew He was being
betrayed.
One Judas went with a different multitude, and
betrayed Christ with a kiss.
Christ did not know that this Judas was betraying him.
When this Judas kissed
Christ, the multitude came and took him. This Judas
was a friend [clansman] of
Christ.
The betrayer’s
fate.
It was not Judas
Iscariot who hung himself, it was the other Judas. The
Judas quoted below hung
himself.
Mat
27:3 Then
Judas, His betrayer, seeing
that He had been condemned, was remorseful and
brought back the thirty pieces
of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Mat
27:4 saying,
"I have sinned by
betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that
to us? You see to it!"
Mat
27:5 Then
he threw down the pieces of
silver in the temple and departed, and went and
hanged himself.
Notice carefully
that the chief priests then went and bought the
potter’s field with this money.
Mat
27:6 But
the chief priests took the
silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put
them into the treasury,
because they are the price of blood."
Mat
27:7 And
they consulted together and
bought with them the potter's field, to bury
strangers in.
Mat
27:8 Therefore
that field has been
called the Field of Blood to this day.
Mat
27:9 Then
was fulfilled what was spoken
by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "AND THEY TOOK THE
THIRTY PIECES OF
SILVER, THE VALUE OF HIM WHO WAS PRICED, whom they
of the children of
Mat
27:10 AND
GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S
FIELD, AS THE LORD DIRECTED ME."
Now let’s look at
what happened with Judas Iscariot.
Judas Iscariot,
identified below, fell headlong into the field of
blood and died.
Act
1:16 "Men
and brethren, this Scripture had to
be fulfilled, which the Holy
Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who became a guide
to those who arrested Jesus;
Act
1:17 for
he was numbered with us and
obtained a part in this ministry."
Iscariot went and
purchased a field with his reward money, that field
was called
There are two different fields purchased, one called
the Potter’s field, bought
by the chief priests.
Mat
27:6 But
the chief priests took the
silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put
them into the treasury,
because they are the price of blood."
Mat 27:7 And they
consulted together and bought with
them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
The other field
is called
Judas Iscariot
bought this field probably for an investment, he was
not repentant, and he fell
he did not kill himself, he simply fell.
Act
1:18 (Now
this man purchased a field
with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he
burst open in the middle
and all his entrails gushed out.
Act
1:19 And
it became known to all those
dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in
their own language, Akel
Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)
Judas Iscariot
fell that he might go to his own place. Judas Iscariot
is a devil, and as such
went to Hades on his physical death.
Joh
6:70 Jesus
answered them, "Did
I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a
devil?"
Act
1:25 to
take part in this ministry and
apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell,
that he might go to his own
place."
Let’s look at the
scripture that Jesus had ascribed to Judas Iscariot.
It is obvious that the
betrayer, other than Iscariot, was Jesus’ own brother.
Psa
41:9 Even
my own familiar friend in whom
I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
Mat
13:55 Is
this not the carpenter's son?
Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers
James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
Jesus Christ knew
that Judas Iscariot would betray Him; He did not know
that His own brother
would also betray Him. This would explain why Christ
waited till the last
minute to arrange for His mother, Mary, to live with
John.
Joh
19:26 When
Jesus therefore saw His
mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by,
He said to His mother, "Woman,
behold your son!"
Joh
19:27 Then
He said to the disciple, "Behold
your mother!" And
from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
According to
scripture, Jesus’ brothers did not believe Him.
Joh
7:5 For
even His brothers did not
believe in Him.
Judas was the
only brother that Jesus trusted.
Psa
41:9 Even
my own familiar friend in whom
I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
What a shock for
Christ, the only brother He trusted betrayed Him, and
then hung himself. That
is why Christ did not arrange for His mother to live
with John before His
betrayal; there was no need to, since Judas was there
to look after her.
The question
arises, why did God the Father let Jesus be surprised
by His brother’s
betrayal? Christ had to be tempted in all points.
Heb
4:15 For
we do not have a High Priest
who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was
in all points
tempted as we
are, yet without sin.
Heb
5:8 though
He was a Son, yet He
learned obedience by the
things which He suffered.
What absolute
breathtaking knowledge.
Christ learned
obedience by suffering. Once again as
we
learn more about Christ and God the Father, we realise
that Christ suffered
more than we ever believed, and He did it for us weak
gutted human beings.
The following
scriptures give the sequence of happenings at the time
of Christs’ betrayal.
Jesus was
expecting Judas Iscariot to come and betray Him.
Joh
13:26 Jesus
answered, "It
is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I
have dipped it." And having dipped the bread,
He gave it
to Judas Iscariot, the son
of Simon.
Judas Iscariot
came with a multitude from the chief priests, scribes,
and elders.
Mar
14:42 Rise,
let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand."
Mar
14:43 And
immediately, while He was
still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, with a
great multitude with swords
and clubs, came from the chief priests and the
scribes and the elders.
Luk
22:47 And
while He was still speaking,
behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas,
one of the twelve, went
before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him.
Iscariot intended
to kiss Christ, but did not.
Luk
22:48 But
Jesus said to him, "Judas,
are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
Judas, Christs’ brother, came with a detachment
of troops. Judas Iscariot
had come with a great multitude.
Joh
18:2 And
Judas, who betrayed Him, also
knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His
disciples.
Joh
18:3 Then
Judas, having received a
detachment of
troops, and
officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came
there with lanterns,
torches, and weapons.
Judas, Christ’s
brother, came and straightway kissed Christ.
Mar
14:44 Now
His betrayer had given them a
signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One;
seize Him and lead Him away
safely."
Mar
14:45 As
soon as he had come,
immediately he went up to Him and said to Him,
"Rabbi, Rabbi!" and
kissed Him.
Jesus did not
know why His brother had come, so He asked the
detachment of men who they were
seeking.
Mat
26:50 But
Jesus said to him, "Friend,
why have you come?" Then they came and laid hands
on Jesus and took Him. [The
last part of this verse did not
happen until Jesus had spoken to the band of men.]
Joh
18:4 Jesus
therefore, knowing all things
that would come upon Him, went forward and said to
them, "Whom
are you seeking?"
Joh
18:5 They
answered Him, "Jesus of
The detachment of
men fell backwards. This seems to be a fulfilment of
Psalm 40v14. The words ‘I
am’ refer to Jesus telling them that He was God. This is most
likely why they fell backwards.
Joh
18:6 Now
when He said to them, "I
am He,"
they drew back and fell to
the ground.
Psa
40:14 Let
them be ashamed and brought to
mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let
them be driven backward and
brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.
Jesus was
concerned for His disciples.
Joh
18:7 Then
He asked them again, "Whom
are you seeking?" And they said, "Jesus of
Joh
18:8 Jesus
answered, "I
have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me,
let these go their way,"
Joh
18:9 that
the saying might be fulfilled
which He spoke, "Of
those whom You gave
Me I have lost none."
Judas, Christ’s
brother kissed Christ, but said nothing, so Christ
asked the detachment of men
why they were there.
Mat
26:50 But
Jesus said to him, "Friend,
why have you come?" Then they came and laid hands
on Jesus and took Him. [The
last part of this verse is now fulfilled]
Mar
14:46 Then
they laid their hands on Him
and took Him.
The mob had laid
hands on Jesus to take Him, and Peter cut off the ear
of the high priest’s
servant.
Joh
18:10 Then
Simon Peter, having a sword,
drew it and struck the high priest's servant, and
cut off his right ear. The
servant's name was Malchus.
Joh
18:11 So
Jesus said to Peter, "Put
your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the
cup which My Father has given Me?"
Mat
26:51 And
suddenly, one of those who were
with Jesus stretched out his hand
and drew his sword, struck
the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
Mar
14:47 And
one of those who stood by drew
his sword and struck the servant of the high priest,
and cut off his ear.
Luk
22:49 When
those around Him saw what was
going to happen, they said to Him, "Lord, shall we
strike with the
sword?"
Luk
22:50 And
one of them struck the servant
of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
The mob then took
Jesus to the high priest Annas.
Joh
18:12 Then
the detachment of troops
and the captain and the
officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.
Joh
18:13 And
they led Him away to Annas
first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who
was high priest that year.
Judas, the
brother of Christ, repented, and threw his money to
the chief priests.
Mat
27:3 Then
Judas, His betrayer, seeing
that He had been condemned, was remorseful and
brought back the thirty pieces
of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Mat
27:4 saying,
"I have sinned by
betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that
to us? You see to it!"
Mat
27:5 Then
he threw down the pieces of
silver in the temple and departed, and went and
hanged himself.
The chief priests
bought the potters field with the money.
Mat
27:6 But
the chief priests took the
silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put
them into the treasury,
because they are the price of blood."
Mat
27:7 And
they consulted together and
bought with them the potter's field, to bury
strangers in.
Judas Iscariot
bought his own field called
Act
1:16 "Men
and brethren, this Scripture had to
be fulfilled, which the Holy
Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who became a guide
to those who arrested Jesus;
Act
1:17 for
he was numbered with us and
obtained a part in this ministry."
Act
1:18 (Now
this man purchased a field
with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he
burst open in the middle
and all his entrails gushed out.
Act
1:19 And
it became known to all those
dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in
their own language, Akel
Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)
Mat
27:8 Therefore
that field has been
called the Field of Blood to this day.
Judas Iscariot
died and went to hell, probably pushed by God the
Father.
Act
1:25 to
take part in this ministry and
apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell,
that he might go to his own
place."
In summary we
will compare the accounts concerning Judas Iscariot
{one of the disciples of
Christ, also called one of the twelve.} and Judas the
brother of Christ. This
may simplify the events of the last day of Christ’s
life.
JUDAS
ISCARIOT
Judas
Iscariot was a devil
Joh
6:70 Jesus
answered them, "Did
I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a
devil?"
Joh
6:71 He
spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son
of Simon, for it was he who
would betray Him, being one of the twelve.
He was a
thief
Joh
12:4 But
one of His disciples, Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, who
would betray Him, said,
Joh
12:5 "Why
was this fragrant oil not
sold for three hundred denarii and given to the
poor?"
Joh
12:6 This
he said, not that he cared for
the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the
money box; and he used to
take what was put in it.
Judas went
to the chief priests and betrayed Christ for 30
pieces of silver.
Mat
26:14 Then
one of the twelve, called
Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
Mat
26:15 and
said, "What are you willing
to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And they
counted out to him thirty
pieces of silver.
Mat
26:16 So
from that time he sought
opportunity to betray Him.
Joh
13:26 Jesus
answered, "It
is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I
have dipped it." And having dipped the bread,
He gave it
to Judas Iscariot, the son
of Simon.
The following
scripture shows that Christ was well aware that Judas
Iscariot was going to
betray Him.
Joh
13:27 Now
after the piece of bread,
Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you
do, do quickly."
Joh
13:30 Having
received the piece of
bread, he then went out immediately. And it was
night.
Joh
13:31 So,
when he had gone out, Jesus
said, "Now the Son of
Man is glorified, and God
is glorified in Him.
Now we take up
the account in the
Mat
26:47 And
while He was still speaking,
behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great
multitude with swords and clubs,
came from the chief priests and elders of the
people.
Luke shows that
Judas Iscariot went before the mob and it also appears
that he went to kiss
Christ but he did not.
Luk
22:47 And
while He was still speaking,
behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas,
one of the twelve, went
before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him.
Luk
22:48 But
Jesus said to
him, "Judas, are you
betraying the Son of Man with
a kiss?"
Notice that Judas
Iscariot was a guide to them that took Jesus. He
led them as stated
above.
Act
1:16 "Men
and brethren, this Scripture had to
be fulfilled, which the Holy
Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who became a guide
to those who arrested Jesus;
Act
1:17 for
he was numbered with us and
obtained a part in this ministry."
The following
verse shows Iscariot bought the field called
Act
1:18 (Now
this man purchased a field
with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he
burst open in the middle
and all his entrails gushed out.
Act
1:19 And
it became known to all those
dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in
their own language, Akel
Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)
Iscariot being a
devil was sent to hell.
Act
1:25 to
take part in this ministry and
apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell,
that he might go to his own
place."
JUDAS THE
BROTHER OF CHRIST
One of the
brothers of Christ was called Judas.
Mat
13:55 Is
this not the carpenter's son?
Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers
James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
Mar
14:44 Now
His betrayer had given them a
signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One;
seize Him and lead Him away
safely."
Mar
14:45 As
soon as he had come,
immediately he went up to Him and said to Him,
"Rabbi, Rabbi!" and
kissed Him.
Mar
14:46 Then
they laid their hands on Him
and took Him.
Joh
18:2 And
Judas, who betrayed Him, also
knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His
disciples.
Notice that the
group that Christ’s brother brought, were officers.
Joh
18:3 Then
Judas, having received a
detachment of
troops, and
officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came
there with lanterns,
torches, and weapons.
The reaction from
Christ shows that He did not know His own brother was
going to betray Him.
Mat 26:50 But Jesus said
to him, "Friend,
why have you come?" Then they came and laid hands
on Jesus and took Him.
Joh
18:4 Jesus
therefore, knowing all things
that would come upon Him, went forward and said to
them, "Whom
are you seeking?"
Joh
18:5 They
answered Him, "Jesus of
Joh
18:6 Now
when He said to them, "I
am He,"
they drew back and fell to
the ground.
Joh
18:7 Then
He asked them again, "Whom
are you seeking?" And
they said, "Jesus
of
Joh
18:8 Jesus
answered, "I
have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me,
let these go their way,"
Joh
18:9 that
the saying might be fulfilled
which He spoke, "Of
those whom You gave
Me I have lost none."
Notice that Judas
the brother, did not buy a field, but returned the
money to the chief priests
and elders.
Judas the brother
of Christ, never expected any harm would come to
Christ when he betrayed Him. Judas thought
He would be imprisoned or
something similar.
Notice he said lead
Him away safely in Mark 14 v 44. When Judas
realised that Christ was
going to die, he returned the 30 pieces of silver and
hung himself. He
could not live with what he had mistakenly
caused.
Mat
27:3 Then
Judas, His betrayer, seeing
that He had been condemned, was remorseful and
brought back the thirty pieces
of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Mat
27:4 saying,
"I have sinned by
betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that
to us? You see to it!"
Judas the brother
of Christ, returned the money and hung himself.
Mat
27:5 Then
he threw down the pieces of
silver in the temple and departed, and went and
hanged himself.
Then the chief
priests bought the potter’s field with that
money.
Mat
27:6 But
the chief priests took the
silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put
them into the treasury,
because they are the price of blood."
Mat
27:7 And
they consulted together and
bought with them the potter's field, to bury
strangers in.
Mat
27:8 Therefore
that field has been
called the Field of Blood to this day.
Mat
27:9 Then
was fulfilled what was spoken
by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "AND THEY TOOK THE
THIRTY PIECES OF
SILVER, THE VALUE OF HIM WHO WAS PRICED, whom they
of the children of
Mat
27:10 AND
GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S
FIELD, AS THE LORD DIRECTED ME."
The above account
shows clearly that Christ was in fact betrayed by
Iscariot and also His own
brother.
