17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’” 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. 20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. 21 And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” 22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?” 23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” 25 Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said so.” (Matthew 26:17-25)
The Passover, also known as the Festival of Unleavened Bread, begins on the 14th day of the first month of the Jewish calendar, between March and April of the Gregorian calendar. According to the Old Testament “Exodus”, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, God ordered the slaughter of lambs and the application of blood on the doors so that when the angels killed the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, they would pass over the houses marked with blood. This was called “Passover”, and the Jews established this festival to commemorate it.
Here it is about Jesus and the twelve disciples eating the Passover. The Lord Jesus is the Son of God, and He knows everything. He said, “One of you will betray me.” The disciple who betrayed the Lord was Judas, and he did not repent when he heard it.
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. (John 13:21-30)
This parallel passage is from the Gospel John. Peter asked the disciple whom Jesus loved, that is John, who would betray Jesus. John asked Jesus, and Jesus told him that it was Judas. Here we see that Satan, the devil, entered Judas’ heart, and he went out to betray Jesus.
In order to save the world, Jesus was betrayed by his disciple and crucified. I hope more people will believe in the Lord and turn to him.
May God bless you and your family!
