Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. God never causes us to sin: “No one experiencing temptation should say, ‘I am being tempted by God’ for God is not subject to temptation to evil, and he himself tempts no one. It is significant to recall that Jesus never somehow “forced” Judas Iscariot to betray him, and Satan was only able to enter into him based on his openness to that “possession,” if you will. When comparing the scant details included in the three Synoptic Gospels, we can see that Judas had made up his mind that he was going to do this. Luke’s Gospel features the famous line “Then Satan entered into Judas…” (Luke 22:3). Matthew’s Gospel provides us with the further detail that Judas asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” (Matthew 26:15). Then he looked for an opportunity to hand him over” (Mark 14:10-11). When they heard him, they were pleased, and promised to pay him money. The name Judas Iscariot will always be synonymous with betrayal.Īs the account of the beginning of this sequence of betrayal in Mark’s Gospel tells us, “Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went off to the chief priests to hand over to them.

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