Who Will Turn Against Jesus?^(A)

²¹ “But [^LLook; ^TBehold] one of you will ·turn against [betray] me, and ·his hand is with mine on [or he is sharing a place with me at] the table. ²² ·What God has planned for the Son of Man will happen [^LFor the Son of Man is going (to his death) as it has been determined/decreed (by God)], but ·how terrible it will be for [^Lwoe to] that one who ·turns against [betrays] the Son of Man [^Ca title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14].”

²³ Then the apostles ·asked [began to ask] each other which one of them would do that.

²¹ As they were eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will ·turn against [betray] me.”

²² This made the ·followers [disciples] very ·sad [distressed; pained]. Each one began to say to Jesus, “·Surely, Lord, I am not the one, am I [Surely not I, Lord; or Is it I, Lord]?”

²³ Jesus answered, “The man who has dipped his hand with me into the bowl [^Cprobably not a signal, but means “one who shares close fellowship with me”] is the one who will ·turn against [betray] me. ²⁴ The Son of Man will ·die [go to his fate; ^Lgo], just as the Scriptures say. But ·how terrible it will be for [^Lwoe to] the person ·who hands the Son of Man over to be killed [^Lby whom the Son of Man is betrayed]. It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

²⁵ Then Judas, who would ·give Jesus to his enemies [betray him], said to Jesus, “·Teacher [^LRabbi], ·surely I am not the one, am I [surely not I; or is it I]?”

Jesus answered, “·Yes, it is you [^LYou have said it].”

¹⁸ While they were all ·eating [^Lreclining and eating; see v. 3], Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will ·turn against [betray] me—one of you eating with me now.”

¹⁹ The ·followers [disciples] were very ·sad [distressed; pained] to hear this. Each one began to say to Jesus, “·I am not the one, am I [Surely not I; or Is it I]?”

²⁰ Jesus answered, “It is one of the twelve—one who dips his bread into the bowl with me [^Cprobably not a signal, but means “one who shares close fellowship with me”]. ²¹ The Son of Man will ·die [go to his fate; ^Lgo], just as the Scriptures say. But ·how terrible it will be for [^Lwoe to] the person ·who hands the Son of Man over to be killed [^Lby whom the Son of Man is betrayed]. It would be better for him if he had never been born.”