Meditation

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Commentaries I've read highlight that by giving Judas the dipped bread Jesus is showing him the highest esteem and honor.

Explaining why the other disciples do not suspect Judas at all of the betrayal. Only John shares that secret. Giving Judas the bread doesn't simply identify him as the betrayer, but also functions as a final chance to repent and forego his plan without being revealed as the betrayer to the whole group.

Judas rejects this opportunity and is sent away by Jesus to carry it out.

Today's verses are John 13:25-30

Yesterday's verses are in grey for context and catch-up.

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

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.

Encouragement

¹² May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

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​Andy

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