John 13:18-30 18 “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’ 19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.” 21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.” 22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.” 25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
The Lord Jesus knew who he had chosen. He knew that Judas would betray him later. The Old Testament prophesied:
Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me. (Psalm 41:9)
The Lord Jesus and the disciples were going to eat meal together for the Passover. This prophecy that Judas would betray him does not mean that God wanted Judas to betray the Lord Jesus. We know that it was Satan the Devil who wanted Judas to betray the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus knew everything, and he predicted that Judas would betray him. He is the Son of God, and He is omniscient. He said in front of all his disciples: One of you is going to betray me. He did not name Judas to give him a chance to repent, but Judas did not repent. Here is a disciple, whom Jesus loved, leaning back against Jesus, This disciple was John, who wrote the Gospel of John. He was the disciple closest to the Lord. He asked the Lord Jesus who was going to betray him, and the Lord told him.
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