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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Then went one of the twelve, he that was called Judas Iscariot, unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him unto you?" Then. When? When these things were spoken, when He had said, it is for my burial, and not even thereby was he moved to compunction, neither when he heard that the Gospel should be preached everywhere did he fear (and yet it was the language of unspeakable power), but when women showed so much honor, and women that had been harlots, then he wrought the devil's works. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
When the woman who was a stranger and a harlot had shown Jesus such honor, then it was that His own disciple departed to betray Him. For it was not without meaning that the evangelist says, "Then went...," but in order to show the shamelessness of Judas. He adds the name "Iscariot" to better identify him. For there was another Judas who was also called Lebbaeus (Mt. 10:3 and Lk. 6:16). The betrayer, however, was from a certain village named Iscara.
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
The order of the narrative is this. The Lord says, Ye know that after two days will be the feast of the Passover; ... then assembled together the Chief Priests and Scribes; ... then went one of the twelve. Thus the narrative of what took place at Bethany is inserted by way of digression, respecting an earlier time between that, Lest there be an uproar, and, Then one of the twelve.
Thomas Aquinas
Then went one of the twelve. Above he set forth a threefold foretelling of the Lord's passion; here he proceeds to the narration: and he does two things. First, he sets forth the preparatory events; second, he treats of the passion itself, at as he yet spoke etc. There are three preparatory events. First is set forth the negotiation of the betrayal; second, the institution of the Lord's communion; third, the prayer of Christ. …
Glossa Ordinaria
Having described the occasion of his treachery, the Evangelist proceeds to recount the manner of it. (non occ.) He adds his distinctive appellation, Scarioth, for there was another Judas.
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