Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him — the disciples remain in darkness about Judas's identity and the meaning of Jesus' cryptic command; they do not grasp that betrayal is erupting silently at their table. The ignorance of the disciples contrasts dramatically with the knowledge of Jesus and the Beloved Disciple; light and darkness, knowledge and unknowing, divide the community even as Jesus seeks to prepare the eleven for what is to come. The gap between Jesus' understanding and the disciples' confusion will only widen.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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