John 6:71 Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him.
John 12:4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said,
John 13:2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,
John 18:2 Now Judas also, who was betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
John 18:5 They answered Him, "Jesus the Nazarene." He said to them, "I am He." And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them.
It seems the Beloved Disciple (John) never got over the betrayal of Judas. Several decades after the event, he cannot even write his name without remembering that he willfully traded Heaven's most precious gift for 30 pieces of silver. Yet we shouldn't think of this a personal grudge John held against Judas. It is actually more of a statement of the infinite worth and glory of Christ. How could anyone not throw their entire life away for love like His? And who in their right mind would reject it? Sin is defined in terms of the Person of Christ (John 16:9). The more light a person has of Christ the more potential they have for committing greater and greater degrees of sin. And it is on this principle that John could never get over Judas, who had seen so much and still choose the world.
