MATTHEW 26:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,”
Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. The juxtaposition: the anointing of extravagant devotion is immediately followed by Judas' betrayal arrangement. The one of the twelve communicates the insider character of the betrayal — it is not an outside enemy who betrays Jesus but one who has shared the table, the teaching, and the ministry.
Church Fathers on Matthew 26:14
Having described the occasion of his treachery, the Evangelist proceeds to recount the manner of it.
'Then,' when, that is, he heard that this Gospel should be preached every where; for that made him afraid, as it was indeed a mark of unspeakable power.
The order of the narrative is this. The Lord says, 'Ye know that after two days will be the feast of the Passover;... then assembled together the Chief Priests and Scribes;... then went one of the twelve.'
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