The Betrayal of Jesus
After Jesus finished praying in Gethsemane, he awoke his Apostles, saying, "Rise, let us be going; behold, he is at hand that doth betray me". While Jesus was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, brought a large group of men that had been sent by the chief priests and elders. They were carrying swords and clubs.
Judas had plotted with the Jewish leaders to betray Jesus, having agreed to lead them to him if they would pay thirty pieces of silver. Judas told the armed men who accompanied him, "Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast". Judas then came to Jesus and said "Hail, Master, and kissed him". Knowing that Judas had betrayed him, Jesus said, "Judas betryaest thou the Son of Man with a kiss?"
Having been betrayed and seized, Jesus asked the men who held him, "Whom seek ye?". "Jesus of Nazareth," they answered. Then Jesus said, "I am he," and asked that his followers be allowed to leave unharmed.
Judas betrayed Jesus to the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver. Do you think it was really about the money or something else? (Matthew 26:14-16)
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