The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot

John 18:39–40;

19:15

20. Pilate said: Then take him away, and may his blood be upon you.

21. Judas watched as Pilate scurried back into the confines of the Luke fortress, where he found his wife weeping.

22. Having surrendered his authority to the baying crowd, Pilate washed his hands.

see

Matt 27:24

23. As Jesus was led away, Judas searched around the packed square, still hoping to find one or two of his fellow disciples. He found none.

24. His eyes settled on a group of women.

25. Judas bowed his head in shame, when he recognized Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the other women who had travelled with them from Galilee.

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Luke 8:1–3; 23:55;

Mark 15:40–41;

Matt 27:55–56

26. They had not forsaken Jesus, but had remained constant.

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Luke 23:28

27. The women wept when Jesus appeared in the square.

28. He was surrounded by soldiers who were there to make sure that he carried his own cross to the place of execution.

John 19:17

29. As Jesus dragged the heavy cross through the crowded streets, passers-by spat on him, while others mocked: Is this the King of the Jews who has come to rule over us?

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Mark 15:26–30;

Matt 27:37–40

30. Judas recalled the many occasions when Jesus had warned the disciples against ever calling him the King of the Jews.

31. A soldier, aware that the prisoner was gasping for breath, filled a sponge with vinegar and cruelly pressed it to his mouth, but Jesus rejected it.

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Mark 15:36;

Matt 27:34;

John 19:29