28 Bible Verses about Betrayal

"The Son of man is indeed to go as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for that man if he had never been born."

For the Son of man is going his way, as the Scripture says, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born."

"The Son of man indeed goes on his way, as it has been determined; but woe to that man by who he is betrayed."

It was then that one of the Twelve, he who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you ready to give me for betraying him to you?" So they weighed him thirty pieces of silver; and from that time he kept looking for a chance to betray him.

Now Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went away to the high priests to betray Jesus to them; and they were glad when they heard it, and promised to pay him money. So he kept looking for an opportunity to betray him.

Satan however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot), who was one of the twelve. And he went out and conferred with the chief priests and commanders They were delighted, and agreed to give him money.read more.
He consented to this, and looked for an opportunity to betray him, when the people were not present.

and as they were eating, he said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you is going to betray me!" In deep distress they began to ask him, each in turn, "It is not I, is it, Master?" In reply he said: "One who has dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.

While they were at the table, eating, Jesus said solemnly. "It is one of you who will betray me??ne who is eating with me." They began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one after another, "Surely, not I?" "It is one of the Twelve," said Jesus, "one who is dipping into the same dish with me.

When Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside by themselves, and as they went he said to them. "Look! We are on the way up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, "and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will rise from the grave."

"See," said he, "we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and the Scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him, spit upon him, flog him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."

"But behold, the hand of my betrayer is at the table with me!

(For he knew who should betray him, for that reason he said that they were not every one of them clean.)

When he had spoken thus, Jesus was deeply moved. He testified and said, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you will betray me." Then the disciples began looking at one another, wondering which one of them he meant. There was reclining upon Jesus' breast one of the disciples whom he loved.read more.
So Simon Peter beckoned to him, saying, "Ask who it is about whom he is speaking." So that disciples just leaned back against Jesus' breast and said to him, "Lord, who is it?" "It is that one," answered Jesus, " to whom I am going to give a piece of bread, after dipping it." So when he had dipped the bread, he took it and gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. And after he had received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. "What you do, do quickly," said Jesus.

Barely had he spoken these words when Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared, accompanied by a great crowd of men with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying. "Whoever I kiss is the man; arrest him." So he came straight up to Jesus and said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed him eagerly.

At that instant, while he was yet speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a mob armed with swords and clubs, sent by the high priests and Scribes and elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man. Arrest him, and take him away safely." So he came and going straight up to Jesus he said:

While he was still speaking there came a crowd, and he who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus in order to kiss him, but Jesus said to him, "Judas, you are betraying the Son of man with a kiss?"

Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. "I have sinned," he said, "in betraying innocent blood!" "What is that to us?" they answered; "you must see to that." And flinging down the silver into the Sanctuary, he rushed out, and went and hanged himself.

"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death.

"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents, and have them put to death.

"You will be betrayed even by parents or brothers and kinsfolk, and friends.

"For I came to set "a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; "and a man's own household will be his enemies.

And then many will stumble and fall, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have fully believed, and I am thoroughly persuaded that he is able to keep what I have given him until the Day.