John 13:21-3021When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 23Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 25He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 26Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 28Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. 29For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. (John 13:21‑30)
You know the wicked thing that Judas meant to do. Jesus knew that he would bring the wicked people to take Him and kill Him. Jesus had been very kind to Judas, and Jesus was sorry that he was so wicked.
Jesus was sitting at supper, and all the twelve disciples were round the table. He said, ‘One of you will give Me to the wicked men to be killed! One of you, My disciples.’
All the disciples were very sorry, and Peter said, ‘Is it I?’ And John said, ‘Is it I?’ And each of them said, ‘Is it I?’ But Jesus did not tell them.
Now John was leaning his head on Jesus’ bosom, and Peter whispered to John, ‘Do ask the Lord which it is that will show the wicked people where He is.’
So John whispered, ‘Which is it?’
Then Jesus said, ‘The one that dips some bread in the dish with Me.’ For there was a dish of sauce on the table, and Jesus dipped His bread in it. As He dipped it, one of the disciples put his hand in the dish too. Which was it?
It was Judas; he dipped his bread in the dish with Jesus. So John knew which of the disciples was so wicked.
Then Jesus said to Judas, ‘Go, and do what you mean to do.’ Judas got up and went out of the room.
Where did he go?
He went to the wicked people, to bring them to Jesus in the dark. But the disciples thought he was going to buy something at a shop, or to give money to the poor.
Questions
At supper what did Jesus say that one of His disciples would do?
Who asked Jesus to tell him which it was?
Who dipped his hand in the dish with Jesus?
Why did Judas go out of the room?
What did the disciples think he was going to do?
Only God knows us completely.
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