After he received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, 'Do quickly what you are about to do' — Judas's receiving of the bread does not cleanse but corrupts him; Satan enters (eisēlthen) into him as actively destructive force. This is the moment of Judas's full possession by darkness, the point at which his choice to betray becomes irrevocable. Jesus' command—"Do quickly"—is not an exhortation but a release; Judas is no longer held in the community but is freed (or expelled) to fulfill his dark intention. The speed demanded is merciful: let the deed be done swiftly rather than drawn out in suspenseful dread.

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