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25 And having responded, Judas, the one handing Him over, said, “I am not[a] the one, am I, Rabbi?” He says to him, “You said[b] it ”.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:25 When his turn arrives, Judas asks the same question, which expects a ‘No’ answer.
  2. Matthew 26:25 This may simply mean ‘Yes’; or, it may be intentionally ambiguous, leaving the hearers to take it one way (You said it rightly; you are not the one’), but meaning the opposite (You said it falsely; you are the one). The eleven thought Jesus meant the former; Jesus and Judas knew He meant the latter.

25 Then Judas, the one who would betray him,(A) said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”(B)

Jesus answered, “You have said so.”

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