And Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him — Judas appears last in every Gospel's list of the twelve, and always with the designation who betrayed him. The inclusion of Judas in the twelve is one of the most theologically charged details of the Gospels: Jesus chose him, gave him authority, sent him out, and ate with him, knowing what Judas would do. The placement at the end of the list gives his name and its designation a stark finality. Iscariot likely means man of Kerioth (a town in southern Judea) rather than carrying any other symbolic meaning, though debate continues. The betrayal that will not happen until chapter 14 is named here, in the list of the chosen.

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