Luke 22:48

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But Jesus said to him, “Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

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Jerusalem was Israel’s central city of worship and the setting for Jesus’ final Passover week. The Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, was where Jesus prayed before his arrest; Judas’s approach there with a kiss marked the betrayal that led to Jesus’ trial and crucifixion.

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Luke 22:48 mentions Jerusalem and Mount of Olives.

Jerusalem · Godot13
Mount of Olives · xiquinhosilva

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