Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,

Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Ram,

'And thou, Bethlehem in Judah's land, Art in no way least among the chief cities of Judah; For out of thee will come a Chieftain- - One who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot--the Apostle who betrayed him.

Is not he the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

It was then that one of the Twelve, named Judas Iscariot, made his way to the Chief Priests,

So from that time Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

And Judas, who was betraying him, turned to him and said: "Can it be I, Rabbi?" "It is," answered Jesus.

And, while he was still speaking, Judas, who was one of the Twelve, came in sight; and with him was a great crowd of people, with swords and clubs, sent from the Chief Priests and Councillors of the Nation.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that Jesus was condemned, repented of what he had done, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the Chief Priests and Councillors.

Judas flung down the pieces of silver in the Temple, and left; and went away and hanged himself.

And Judas Iscariot, the man that betrayed him.

Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters, too, living here among us?" This proved a hindrance to their believing in him;

After this, Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the Chief Priests, to betray Jesus to them.

And just then, while he was still speaking, Judas, who was one of the Twelve, came up; and with him a crowd of people, with swords and clubs, sent by the Chief Priests, the Teachers of the Law, and the Councillors.

As soon as Judas came, he went up to Jesus at once, and said: "Rabbi!" and kissed him.

Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;

Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim,

Amminadab, Arni, Hezron, Perez, Judah,

Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who proved a traitor.

Now Satan took possession of Judas, who was known as Iscariot, and who belonged to the Twelve;

So Judas assented, and looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them, in the absence of a crowd.

While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared in sight, led by the man called Judas, who was one of the Twelve. Judas approached Jesus, to kiss him;

On which Jesus said to him: "Judas, is it by a kiss that you betray the Son of Man?"

He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who was about to betray him, though he was one of the Twelve.

One of the disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was about to betray Jesus, asked:

The Devil had already put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon;

"It is the one," answered Jesus, "to whom I shall give a piece of bread after dipping it in the dish." And, when Jesus had dipped the bread, he took it and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot;

But no one at table understood why he said this to Judas.

Some thought that, as Judas kept the purse, Jesus meant that he was to buy some things needed for the Festival, or to give something to the poor.

After taking the piece of bread, Judas went out immediately; and it was night.

When Judas had gone out, Jesus said: "Now the Son of Man has been exalted, and God has been exalted through him;

"What has happened, Master," said Judas (not Judas Iscariot), "that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?"

The place was well known to Judas, the betrayer, for Jesus and his disciples had often met there.

So Judas, who had obtained the soldiers of the Roman garrison, and some police-officers from the Chief Priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

"Jesus of Nazareth," was their answer. "I am he," said Jesus. (Judas, the betrayer, was also standing with them.)

When they reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

"Brothers," he said, "it was necessary that the prediction of Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit made by the lips of David about Judas, who acted as guide to the men that arrested Jesus,

To take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place."

After him, Judas the Galilean appeared at the time of the census, and induced people to follow him; Yet he, too, perished and all his followers were dispersed.

"Go at once," said the Lord, "to the 'Straight Street', and ask at Judas's house for a man named Saul, from Tarsus. He is at this moment praying,

It was then decided by the Apostles and the Officers, with the assent of the whole Church, to choose some of their number, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Those chosen were Judas (called Barsabas) and Silas, who were leading men among the Brethren.

We are accordingly sending Judas and Silas, and they will tell you by word of mouth what we are now writing.

Judas and Silas, who were themselves Prophets, further encouraged the Brethren by many an address, and strengthened their faith.

For it is plain that our Lord ad sprung from the tribe of Judah, though of that tribe Moses said nothing about their being priests.

But, finding fault with the people, God says-- '"Behold, a time is coming," says the Lord, "when I will ratify a new Covenant with the People of Israel and with the People of Judah--

But one of the Councillors said to me--'Do not weep. The Lion conquered--the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Scion of David--and can therefore open the book with its seven seals.'

From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,