Jesus predicts his betrayal
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Jesus predicts his betrayal is an episode in the New testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....

 narrative which is included in all four Canonical Gospels.

This prediction takes place during the Last Supper
Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal that, according to Christian belief, Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as "communion" or "the Lord's Supper".The First Epistle to the Corinthians is...

 in Matthew 26:24-25, Mark 14:18-21, Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:21-30.

In the Gospel of John, the prediction is preceded by the assertion in 13:17-18 that Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

 knew Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He is best known for his betrayal of Jesus to the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver.-Etymology:...

 would betray him:
“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled: He who eats my bread lifted up his heel against me.”


The blessing in John 13:17 is thus not directed at the Iscariot.

In Matthew 26:23-25 Jesus confirms the identity of the traitor:
“The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.” Judas, who betrayed him, answered, “It isn't me, is it, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You said it.”


The attribution of the title Rabbi
Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament.In Christianity, the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the New Testament have salvific attributes...

 to Jesus by the Iscariot in this episode is unique to him, for one after another the other Apostles say “Surely it is not I, Lord”, using the Lord (Kyrios) title. The Iscariot again calls Jesus Rabbi in Matthew 26:49 when he betrays him to the Sanhedrin
Sanhedrin
The Sanhedrin was an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every city in the Biblical Land of Israel.The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme court of ancient Israel made of 71 members...

 in the Kiss of Judas episode.

See also

  • Bargain of Judas
    Bargain of Judas
    The Bargain of Judas is a biblical episode related to the life of Jesus that appears in all three Synoptic Gospels, , and . It relates how Judas Iscariot made a bargain with the chief Jewish priests to betray Jesus....

  • Gospel harmony
    Gospel harmony
    A Gospel harmony is an attempt to merge or harmonize the canonical gospels of the Four Evangelists into a single gospel account, the earliest known example being the Diatesseron by Tatian in the 2nd century. A gospel harmony may also establish a chronology for the events of the life of Jesus...

  • Jesus predicts his death
    Jesus predicts his death
    Jesus predicts his death three times in the New Testament, the first two occasions building up to the final prediction of his crucifixion. The final prediction episode appears in all three Synoptic Gospels, in the Gospel of Matthew , the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke...

  • Kiss of Judas
  • Thirty pieces of silver
    Thirty pieces of silver
    Thirty pieces of silver was the price for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, according to the Gospel of Matthew 26:15 in the Christian New Testament. Before the Last Supper, Judas went to the chief priests and agreed to hand over Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins...

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