⁷¹ He was talking of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. It was he who was to be false to Jesus--one of the twelve.

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,

¹⁵ What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.

¹⁶ And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.

⁴ For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

²³ Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

¹⁶ My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,

¹⁷ For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work.

¹⁸ (Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.

¹⁹ And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)

²⁰ For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

² And Judas, who was false to him, had knowledge of the place because Jesus went there frequently with his disciples.

³ So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.

⁴ Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

⁵ Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

⁶ And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.

²⁶ This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

³ Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,

⁴ Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

⁵ And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.

⁶ Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.

⁷ When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.

⁸ Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.

¹³ But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.

¹⁴ We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God in company.

⁹ Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.