At every moment he expected to see Him released and protected by divine power, as had been done in the past. 121 But as the hours went by, and Jesus quietly submitted to all the indignities that were heaped upon Him, a terrible fear came to the traitor, that he had indeed betrayed his Master to His death.

Judas ventede hvert øjeblik, at Jesus ville blive befriet og beskyttet af guddommelig magt, som det før var sket. Men da time efter time gik og Jesus roligt fandt sig i al den hån, de overøste ham med, blev forræderen overvældet af en forfærdelig frygt for, at han virkelig havde forrådt sin Herre til døden.