But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this. (Luke 22:21-23 ESV)
In some of the other Gospels we find that some of the disciples even asked Jesus if they were the one who would do this. But here we find that they were getting in little cliques and talking about one another: "Do you think it's Bartholemew? We never hear much from him!" But most important of all, Jesus makes sure that personal responsibility is not ignored. Yes, God will work it all out so that the handing over and murder of Jesus results in victory; but that does not excuse the one who betrays Him. It is a sad loss, a woe to Jesus, that one of His closest followers would not trust in Him and turn on Him. And for one who would be so close and reject Him, there could be no hope. A sad, sad story.
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