Judas had naturally a strong love for money; but he had not always been corrupt enough to do such a deed as this. He had fostered the evil spirit of avarice until it had become the ruling motive of his life. The love of mammon overbalanced his love for Christ. Through becoming the slave of one vice he gave himself to Satan, to be driven to any lengths in sin.

Judas nærede af naturen en stor kærlighed til penge; men han havde ikke altid været fordærvet nok til at gøre noget som dette. Han havde næret pengebegærlighedens onde ånd, indtil den blev drivkraften i hans liv. Kærligheden til penge var stærkere end hans kærlighed til Kristus. Ved at blive slave for en enkelt last overgav han sig selv til Satan og lod sig drive til det yderste i synd.