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Did Judas have free will to reject Satan's temptation?
I have this thought and I would like to hear yours. Was Judas destined to betray Jesus or does Judas have the free will to reject Satan’s temptation? Satan has entered Judas’ body at John 13:27 which ...
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Was Jesus referring to Judas when he told Pilate: John 19:11
For this reason, he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
John 19:11 (NASB)
11 Jesus answered, “You would have no authority [a]over Me, unless it
had been given you from above; for this ...
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Why does Jesus say Judas had perished when he was still alive?
It seems that Jesus is suggesting that Judas had already died before he commits suicide, which we know happens after the betrayal.
For some context let me start the quotation from John 17:6.
“I ...
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Why did Judas express remorse only after he saw that Jesus was condemned?
Related: In what sense did Judas betray Jesus?
Very related: Does Scripture imply that Judas knew that the high-priests and elders' goal was to have Jesus killed?
From Matthew 26:14-16:
Then ...
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Why did the High Priests pay Judas? Why not just get someone else?
Very closely related: In what sense did Judas betray Jesus?
Matthew 26:14-16:
Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to ...
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Regarding the ambiguity of the “hanging” of Judas in Matthew 27:5
Matthew 27:5 (ESV)
And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.
The greek of that verse which is translated into the bold part above is the ...
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Did Judas commit suicide by hanging himself because Satan “had entered him”? or was it by his own “free will”?
I will start off by quoting a portion of John 6:70, which says:
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil?
"Devil" here is "Diabolos, slanderous; with ...
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In John 13:26 is Judas supposed to represent Judah?
KJV John 13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
There seems to be a ...
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Thirty Pieces of Silver
Matt. 26:14-15 says,
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief
priests, 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him
unto you? And they ...
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Why did Christ wash Judas feet in John 13:5?
John 13:5 (NKJV)
5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
Christ clearly states that one of ...
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Who is Jesus addressing in John 13:27?
Is Jesus directing His words towards (a) Judas, (b) Satan, or (c) both? How can we draw a definite conclusion here?
John 13:21-30 ESV
21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit,...
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In Mark 14:44 why did Judas betray Jesus with a kiss?
Why did Judas betray Jesus with a kiss? The simplest explanation is of course the one we find in Matthew and Mark. This was the prearranged sign by which Judas identified Jesus to the arresting ...
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In Matthew 27:3, did Judas “repent” or “feel remorse”?
Matthew 27:3
NIV - When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned,
he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to
the chief priests and the elders.
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What does Mark's account of the upper room reveal about Judas' part in the new covenant?
Mark 14:21 (RSV) reads
For the Son of man goes as it was written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.
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Does Scripture imply that Judas knew that the high-priests and elders' goal was to have Jesus killed?
Did Judas know that high-priests and elders' goal was to have Jesus killed? Gospel of Matthew tells us that he committed suicide before Jesus was crucified:
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, ...
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In what sense did Judas betray Jesus?
Mark 14:11: And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised to
give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him
and all other verses mentioning Judas betraying Jesus.
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