Lux Domini
Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

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Interpretation

Christ knew all men, and had wise and holy ends in taking Judas to be a disciple. How he who knew Christ so well, came to betray him, we are here told; Satan entered into Judas.

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This thought runs through Luke 22:3-6.

Glossary

Judas Person
The Graecized form of Judah. (1. ) The patriarch ( Matt. 1:2 , 3). (2. ) Son of Simon ( John 6:71 ; 13:2 , 26), surnamed Iscariot, i. e., a man of Kerioth ( Josh. 15:25 ).