Definitions
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- One of the 12 Apostles and the betrayer of Jesus in the New Testament.
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- proper noun Christianity One of the twelve
disciples ofJesus in theNew Testament , whobetrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver. - noun A
betrayer .
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- noun (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
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Examples
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"In the foulness of his thoughts to frustrate God's purposes of salvation, I believe that when he knew that the Christ had been born, that God had Himself become incarnate, so that He might deliver man -- for we must never forget that 'God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself -- that he, the Devil, incarnated one of his demons, who afterwards became known as Judas Iscariot, the Betrayer of Christ."
The Mark of the Beast Sidney Watson
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026: 014 At that time one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the High Priests
Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Matthew Richard Francis Weymouth 1862
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FULFILLMENT: Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him Jesus to you?’
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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FULFILLMENT: Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him Jesus to you?’
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests
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Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests
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Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 47: Matthew The Challoner Revision
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But it is significant that both in Matthew and Mark the account of the anointing is closely followed by the story of the betrayal: "Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests, and said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you?"
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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