698 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXII. contrastsake. As ifhe said," He was ofthe firstband of thosewho were especiallychosen." BEDE. There is nothingcontraryto thisin what John says,thatafterthesop Satan enteredintoJudas; seeinghe now enteredintohim as a stranger,but then as hisown, whom he might leadafterhim to do whatsoeverhe willed. Chrys. CHRYS. Observe the exceedinginiquityof Judas,thathe bothsetsout by himself,and thathe doesthisforgain. It follows,And he went hisway, and communed wi(hthechief priestsand captains.THEOPHYL. The magistratesheremen tionedwerethoseappointedto takecareof the buildingsof the temple,or itmay be thosewhom the Romans had set over the peopleto keep them from breakingforthinto Chrys. tumult; forthey were seditious.CHRYS. By covetousness " "!> then Judas became what he was,forit follows,And they covenantedtogivehim money. Such are the evilpassions whichcovetousnessengenders,itmakes men irreligious,and compels them to loseallknowledgeof God, though they have receiveda thousandbenefitsfrom Him, nay,evento injureHim, as it follows,And he contractedwith them. THEOPHYL. That is,he bargainedand promised.And sought opportunityto betrayHim unto them,withoutthe crowds, thatis,when he saw Him standingby Himselfapart,in theabsenceofthemultitude.BEDE. Now many shudderat the wickednessof Judas,yet do not guard againstit.For whosoeverdespisesthelawsoftruthand love,betraysChrist who istruthand love. Above all,when he sinsnot from infirmityorignorance,but afterthe likenessof Judas seeks opportunity,when no one is present,to change truthfor a lie,virtueforcrime. 7. Then came the day of unleavenedbread,when the Passovermust be killed. 8. And He sent Peter and John, saying,Go and prepareus thePassover,thatwe may eat. 9. And theysaidunto Him, Where wiltThou that we prepare? 10. And He saidunto them, Behold,when ye are enteredintothe city,thereshalla man meetyou,