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Judas Iscariot

Mentioned AD 31–33 traditional (Jones)

Son of Simon (John 6:71; 13:2, 26), surnamed Iscariot, i.e., a man of Kerioth (Josh. 15:25). His name is uniformly the last in the list of the apostles, as given in the synoptic (i.e., the first three) Gospels.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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23 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Stories

4 events in which Judas takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

  1. AD 28Apostles ChosenMatt 10:2-4; Mark 3:13-18; Luke 6:12-16
  2. AD 30Judas Plans BetrayalMatt 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:3-6
  3. AD 30Prayer and Betrayal in GethsemaneMatt 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-12
  4. AD 30Judas' SuicideMatt 27:3-10

Places

Places named in the same verses as Judas, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. likely location: Nazareth1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, AD 6–58, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

23 tagged verses in 5 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Matthew5
  2. Mark3
  3. Luke4
  4. John9
  5. Acts2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBJudas 44
KJVJudas 33
ASVJudas 33

Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 23 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Matthew5 verses
  1. 10:4

    Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

  2. 26:14

    Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

  3. 26:25

    Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”

  4. 26:47

    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  5. 27:3

    When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

Mark3 verses
  1. 3:19

    and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

  2. 14:10

    Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.

  3. 14:43

    While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.

Luke4 verses
  1. 6:16

    Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

  2. 22:3

    Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

  3. 22:47

    While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.

  4. 22:48

    But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

John9 verses
  1. 6:71

    He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.

  2. 12:4

    But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

  3. 13:2

    The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

  4. 13:26

    Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.

  5. 13:29

    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

  6. 14:22

    Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”

  7. 18:2

    Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.

  8. 18:3

    So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

  9. 18:5

    “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.

Acts2 verses
  1. 1:16

    “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

  2. 1:25

    to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Son of Simon (John 6:71; 13:2, 26), surnamed Iscariot, i.e., a man of Kerioth (Josh. 15:25). His name is uniformly the last in the list of the apostles, as given in the synoptic (i.e., the first three) Gospels. The evil of his nature probably gradually unfolded itself till “Satan entered into him” (John 13:27), and he betrayed our Lord (18:3). Afterwards he owned his sin with “an exceeding bitter cry,” and cast the money he had received as the wages of his iniquity down on the floor of the sanctuary, and “departed and went and hanged himself” (Matt. 27:5). He perished in his guilt, and “went unto his own place” (Acts 1:25). The statement in Acts 1:18 that he “fell headlong and burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out,” is in no way contrary to that in Matt. 27:5. The sucide first hanged himself, perhaps over the valley of Hinnom, “and the rope giving way, or the branch to which he hung breaking, he fell down headlong on his face, and was crushed and mangled on the rocky pavement below.”

Why such a man was chosen to be an apostle we know not, but it is written that “Jesus knew from the beginning who should betray him” (John 6:64). Nor can any answer be satisfactorily given to the question as to the motives that led Judas to betray his Master. “Of the motives that have been assigned we need not care to fix on any one as that which simply led him on. Crime is, for the most part, the result of a hundred motives rushing with bewildering fury through the mind of the criminal.”