How did Judas betray Christ?

Answer 1

Judas was one of Jesus' 12 disciples, His closest companions during His earthly ministry. I had been prophesied that the Saviour would be betrayed & abandoned. Jesus knew who it was among the 12 that didn't truly love Him. Judas disclosed Jesus' location to the chief priests who wanted to kill Him. Judas led soldiers to Christ in exchange for 30 pieces of silver.

KJV Matthew 26:20

Now when the evening was come, he (Jesus) sat down with the twelve (apostles). 21 And as they were eating, he said, Verily I say to you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say to him, Lord, is it I? 23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me. 24 The Son of man goeth, as it is written concerning him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man, if he had not been born. 25 Then Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said to him, Thou hast said... 26:45 Then he (Jesus) cometh to his disciples, and saith to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. 47 And while he was yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staffs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast. 49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail Master; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said to him, Friend, Why art thou come? Then they came, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 51 And behold, one of them, who were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. 52 Then said Jesus to him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword, shall perish by the sword. 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he will presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staffs to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

Answer 2

Now it follows that when they transacted the business of the field for the temple, to avoid association with ritual uncleanness, I believe the priests would have to have bought it in the name of Judas Iscariot, the one whose blood money it was. The property and transaction records available to the public and probably consulted by Luke would reflect that Judas bought the field -- or else Luke is indeed aware of what transpired and is using just the right verb to make the point."

Answer 3

Matthew 26:48-50 (King James Version) 48Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 49And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

Answer 4

Answer:

Judas repented and gave back the 30 peices of silver.To the priests.

Additional Information:

Judas, though originally a faithful follower of Christ, had become dishonest and disloyal over a period of time (John 12:4-6), so greed had become part of his nature. And though he certainly felt the enormity of guilt that came with his betrayal of the Christ, he likely was NOT repentant, since 'repentance' implies the stopping of wrong doing.

He undoubtedly realized with fear what his greed had lead to, tried to return the money to the priests who refused to get involved, threw the money back into the temple and went off and hanged himself. Matthew 27:1-5

Answer 5

A: There are two diammetrically opposed narratives in the New Testament as to what Judas did after he betrayed Jesus.

In Matthew's Gospel, at Matthew 27:3-5, Judas repented of what he had done and took the thirty pieces of silver back to the Temple and cast them down at the priests. He then went away and committed suicide.

In Acts of the Apostles, at Acts 1:19, Judas was no doubt pleased to be suddenly rich, and purchased a field with the money he had received. Unfortunately for him, he fell down and died, his bowels gushing out.

In spite of their differences, both stories tell a satisfyingly terrible fate for Judas, and neither is considered likely to be historically true.

Another answer from our community:

Judas hanged himself. The chief priests used his blood money to buy a field. Matthew 27:3When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. 4"I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood."

"What is that to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility." 5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

6The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money." 7So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. 8That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver coins, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10and they used them to buy the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

Acts 1:18(With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

Answer 6

Not much is known about Judas Iscariot beside the fact that he betrayed Jesus. The Gospel of John does tell us though that Judas was appointed the holder of the money. He complained when the woman used expensive oil on the feet of Jesus, claiming it should have been sold and the money given to the poor. Jesus rebuked him and Judas said no more about it.

Answer 7

The answer to this question depends very much on which source you prefer to use:

• Matthew's Gospel says that Judas Iscariot threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, then went away and hanged himself. The priest used the blood money to buy a field to bury strangers in, after which it was known as the field of blood, thereby fulfilling the prophecy of Jeremy.
• Acts of the Apostles says that Judas Iscariot used the money to buy a field that was cursed in the Psalms. He died in an accident in the field, which was then called the field of blood.

The lack of consistency suggests that both accounts were creations of the authors themselves, although it seems that by the 80s of the first century there probably was a Christian legend that the money was used to buy a field of blood.

Answer 8

Judas told the centurion that what ever person he gave a kiss on the cheek, that was the person to be taken. So he walked up to Jesus, said Master, & gave him a kiss on the cheek.

Answer 9

How would you feel? Pretty rotten I reckon. That is why he hanged himself.

Answer 10

After he healed the ear of the Roman soldier that Peter cut off, he was arrested and taken to the high priest's house.