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Jesus predicts his betrayal three times in the New Testament, a narrative which is included in all four Canonical Gospels.
The count is wrong: the betrayal prediction appears in four canonical Gospel passages, not three.
Full reasoning
This sentence is internally inconsistent. It says Jesus predicts his betrayal "three times" but then says the narrative is included in all four Canonical Gospels.
The four canonical Gospel accounts each contain this prediction at the Last Supper:
- Matthew 26:21–25: Jesus says, "one of you will betray me."
- Mark 14:18–21: Jesus says, "One of you will betray me."
- Luke 22:21–23: Jesus says, "the hand of the one who is to betray me is with me on the table."
- John 13:21–30: Jesus says, "one of you will betray me."
So if the article is counting the canonical Gospel narratives it cites, the correct number is four, not three. And if one also counts the earlier warning in John 6:70–71 mentioned in the next paragraph, the total would be higher still. Either way, "three times" is incorrect here.
4 sources
- Matthew, CHAPTER 26 | USCCB
21 And while they were eating, he said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” ... 25 Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?”
- Mark, CHAPTER 14 | USCCB
[14:17–21] Mt 26:20–24; Lk 22:21–23; Jn 13:21–26. ... [14:18] One of you will betray me, one who is eating with me
- Luke, CHAPTER 22 | USCCB
21 And yet behold, the hand of the one who is to betray me is with me on the table; 22 for the Son of Man indeed goes as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.
- John, CHAPTER 13 | USCCB
Announcement of Judas’s Betrayal. 21 When he had said this, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”