Is Jesus speaking to Judas Iscariot, or is He speaking to Satan, who has just entered Judas?
Jesus had just washed the feet of His disciples. (He demonstrated how a teacher in the Kingdom of God is to be a servant. He told them to go and do as He had done. He showed them what it means to be sent by God). Then He blurts out, "One of you will betray Me." (John 13:21) (The room is probably in a chaotic state). They want to know of whom is He referring. Jesus tells the disciple leaning back against Him (John, who is reporting this), that He's referring to the person to whom He gives a morsel of bread after dipping it, and He gave the bread to Judas. Verse 27 - After he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly." Is He addressing Judas, or is He talking to Satan?
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Danny Hickman
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Timothy Maas
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I understand the interpretation behind the question, but, to me, if Jesus had been speaking directly to Satan (rather than to Judas) in the cited quotation, it would have relieved Judas of his free agency in the matter, which, as Jesus later made clear during His high-priestly prayer in John 17:12, had not occurred.
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