Matthew 26:30
“They sang a hymn. Then they went out to the Mount of Olives.” ICB
Zechariah 14:4
“On that day he will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives will split in two. A deep valley will run east and west. Half the mountain will move north. And half will move south.” ICB
John 8:28-29
“You will lift up the Son of Man. Then you will know that I am he. You will know that these things I do are not by my own authority. You will know that I say only what the Father has taught me. The One who sent me is with me. I always do what is pleasing to him. So he has not left me alone.” ICB
Jesus’ Strong Commitment To Redeem Us
1. Jesus was Willing to be Betrayed
2. Jesus was Willing to be Captured like a criminal
3. Jesus was Willing to show Kindness to His enemies
4. Jesus was Willing to Suffer for scripture
5. Jesus was Willing to be Failed by His followers
Matthew 26:45-48
“Then Jesus went back to the followers and said, ‘You are still sleeping and resting? The time has come for the Son of Man to be given to sinful people. Get up. We must go. Here comes the man who has turned against me.’ While Jesus was still speaking, Judas came up. Judas was one of the twelve followers. He had many people with him. They had been sent from the leading priests and the elders of the people. They carried swords and clubs. Judas had planned to give them a signal. He had said, ‘The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him.’” ICB
John 6:70
“Jesus answered, ‘I chose all twelve of you. But one of you is a devil.’ Jesus was talking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Judas was one of the twelve. But later, he was going to turn against Jesus.” ICB
Matthew 10:7-8
“When you go, preach this: ‘The kingdom of heaven is coming soon.’ Heal the sick. Give dead people life again. Heal those who have harmful skin diseases. Force demons to leave people. I give you these powers freely. So help other people freely.” ICB
John 13:21-28
Jesus said to His disciples, “I am not talking about all of you. I know those I have chosen. But what the Scripture said must happen: ‘The man who ate at my table has now turned against me.’ I am telling you this now before it happens. Then when it happens you will believe that I am he. I tell you the truth. Whoever accepts anyone I send also accepts me. And whoever accepts me also accepts the One who sent me.’ After Jesus said this, he was very troubled. He said openly, ‘I tell you the truth. One of you will turn against me.’ The followers all looked at each other. They did not know whom Jesus was talking about. One of the followers was sitting next to Jesus. This was the follower Jesus loved. Simon Peter made signs to him to ask Jesus who it was that he was talking about. That follower leaned closer to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, who is it that will turn against you?’ Jesus answered, ‘I will dip this bread into the dish. The man I give it to is the man who will turn against me.’ So Jesus took a piece of bread. He dipped it and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered him. Jesus said to Judas, ‘The thing that you will do—do it quickly!’ None of the men at the table understood why Jesus said this to Judas. He was the one who kept the money box. So some of the followers thought that Jesus was telling Judas to buy what was needed for the feast. Or they thought that Jesus wanted Judas to give something to the poor. Judas accepted the bread Jesus gave him and immediately went out. It was night.” ICB
Luke 22:1-6
“It was almost time for the Jewish Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover Feast. The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a way to kill Jesus. But they were afraid of the people. One of Jesus’ twelve apostles was named Judas Iscariot. Satan entered Judas, and he went to the leading priests and some of the soldiers who guarded the Temple. He talked to them about a way to give Jesus to them. They were pleased and promised to give Judas money. Judas agreed. Then he waited for the best time to turn Jesus over to them without the crowd knowing it.” ICB
John 18:3-6
“So Judas led a group of soldiers to the garden. Judas also brought some guards from the leading priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns, and weapons. Jesus knew everything that would happen to him. Jesus went out and asked, ‘Who is it you are looking for?’ The men answered, ‘Jesus from Nazareth.’ Jesus said, ‘I am Jesus.’ (Judas, the one who turned against Jesus, was standing there with them.) When Jesus said, ‘I am Jesus,’ the men moved back and fell to the ground.” ICB
Matthew 26:49-50
“At once Judas went to Jesus and said, ‘Greetings, Teacher!’ Then Judas kissed him. Jesus answered, ‘Friend, do the thing you came to do.’ Then the men came and grabbed Jesus and arrested him.” ICB
Matthew 26:51-53
“When that happened, (Jesus was arrested) one of Jesus’ followers reached for his sword and pulled it out. The follower struck the servant of the high priest with the sword and cut off his ear. Jesus said to the man, ‘Put your sword back in its place. All who use swords will be killed with swords. Surely you know I could ask my Father, and he would give me more than twelve armies of angels.’” ICB
Matthew 26:54-56a
“‘But this thing must happen this way so that it will be as the Scriptures say.’ Then Jesus said to the crowd, ‘You came to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. Every day I sat in the Temple teaching. You did not arrest me there. But all these things have happened so that it will be as the prophets wrote.’” ICB
Psalm 41:9
“My best and truest friend ate at my table. Now even he has turned against me.”
Zechariah 13:7
“‘Sword, hit the shepherd. Attack the man who is my friend,’ says the Lord of heaven’s armies. ‘Kill the shepherd, and the sheep will scatter. I will punish the little ones.’” ICB
Matthew 26:56b
“Then all of Jesus’ followers left him and ran away.” ICB
