Wednesday, April 04, 2012

The tragedy of the betrayal

Matthew 26:14-25

 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What will you give me if I deliver him to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?" He said, "Go into the city to a certain one, and say to him, `The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening, he sat at table with the twelve disciples; and as they were eating, he said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me." And they were very sorrowful, and began to say to him one after another, "Is it I, Lord?" He answered, "He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me, will betray me. The Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." Judas, who betrayed him, said, "Is it I, Master?" He said to him, "You have said so."

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Uno man kaha’y rason na taglu’iban man ni Judas an ija Master?


Tagingting nan kuwarta kaha o pagkadismaya kay waya pa man gihapon makamugna nan tagdamgo nija na gingharian si Jesus?


Pero adesir mahibato an paglu’ib ni Judas kan Jesus, tagprobahan anay nan Master an Ija mga alagad para magsuspetso kon sin’o gajud dila an mohimo nan paglu’ib Dija nan paglaong Nija na “isa dijo an molu’ib dako.”


Para seguro ma-eksamin nila an ila mga huna-huna kon uno gajud kahugot an ila pagtuo sa gahum ni God.


Marajaw ‘sab seguro na ato pamalandungon kon ato ba gajud tagadawat permi an kamatuoran sanan an grasya ni God na Ija tagpa-tagamtam dato tanan para mapalambo nato an ato pagtuo, paglaum, sanan gugma para dili nato lu’iban si Lord.


Ipangaliya nato kan God na dili kita mahuyog sa uno man na tentasyon para lu’iban nato Sija.

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"God our Father, we are exceedingly frail and indisposed to every virtuous and gallant undertaking. Strengthen our weakness, we beseech you, that we may do valiantly in this spiritual war; help us against our own negligence and cowardice, and defend us from the treachery of our unfaithful hearts; for Jesus Christ's sake."

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