Jesus predicts his betrayal three times in the

New Testament The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...

, a narrative which is included in all four Canonical Gospels.Steven L. Cox, Kendell H. Easley, 2007
Harmony of the Gospels
' page 182 This prediction takes place during the

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in Matthew 26:24–25, Mark 14:18–21, Luke 22:21–23, and John 13:21–30. Before that, in John 6:70, Jesus warns his disciples that one among them is ''"a devil"''. In the next verse, the author affirms that Jesus is talking about

Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot (; ; died AD) was, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane, in exchange for thirty pieces of sil ...

Biblical narrative

In the

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, the prediction is preceded by the assertion in 13:17–18 that

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

knew that

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." Craig A. Evans 2005
The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John's Gospel, Hebrews-Revelation
' page 122 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 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 ''Kyrios'' or ''kurios'' () is a Greek word that is usually translated as "lord" or "master". It is used in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) about 7000 times, in particular translating the name YHWH (t ...

) title.Anthony Cane 2005
The Place of Judas Iscariot in Christology
' page 35 The Iscariot again calls Jesus Rabbi in Matthew 26:49 when he betrays him to the

Sanhedrin The Sanhedrin (Hebrew and Middle Aramaic , a loanword from , 'assembly,' 'sitting together,' hence ' assembly' or 'council') was a Jewish legislative and judicial assembly of either 23 or 70 elders, existing at both a local and central level i ...

in the Kiss of Judas episode. The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16

In popular culture

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artist

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's '' The Last Supper'' depicts the precise moment following Jesus's dinner prediction. According to art historian Helen Gardner, this artwork is the most reproduced religious painting of all time.

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