Matthew 26:25

Judas’ hypocritical question, which Matthew only among the evangelists recorded, stresses again the awfulness of Judas’ action in betraying Jesus. Probably Judas felt pressure to repeat the question the other disciples had asked or give himself away. "Rabbi" was a respectful title. The other disciples had called Jesus "Lord" (Matthew 26:22). Perhaps the different title indicated that Judas viewed Jesus differently from the other disciples. [Note: Lenski, p. 1019.] Jesus’ reply was sufficiently vague to lead the other disciples to conclude that Judas was not guilty and Judas himself to wonder if Jesus had found him out. "You said it, not I," gives the sense of Jesus’ response. The Greek text reads "su eipas." [Note: Cf. Carr, p. 290; M’Neile, p. 381; Plummer, p. 361.] The NIV translation, "Yes, it is you," is too strong. Jesus later said the identical words to Pilate (Matthew 26:64). Judas then left the room (John 13:30).