Matthew 26:17-25 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.”
When Jesus made this announcement in the upper room with His disciples, all of them answered with the same question: "Is it I?" There are, however, two distinct differences between the response of Judas and the rest. First, it was a spontaneous, solemn response of the other 11 - conviction and self-examination wes their first response. It was not until later that Judas asks. Secondly, and more obviously, the others ask "is it I, LORD?", a sign of understanding more about who Jesus is, whereas Judas asks, "Is it I, Rabbi?", a much less passionate and convincing response. Of course, these things went relatively unnoticed by the others that night, because their focus was on self-examination, and Judas' was on self-excusing. What questions are you asking the LORD? What does the way you are asking reveal about your heart?
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