Even when Jesus Himself was upon earth, and walked with and taught His disciples, there was one among the twelve who was a devil. Judas betrayed his Lord. Christ had a perfect knowledge of the life of Judas. He knew of the covetousness which Judas did not overcome, and in His sermons to others He gave him many lessons upon this subject. Through indulgence, Judas permitted this trait in his character to grow and take so deep a root that it crowded out the good seed of truth sown in his heart; evil predominated until, for love of money, he could sell his Lord for a few pieces of silver. {4T 41.1}

Da Jesus selv var på jorden og vandrede omkring og lærte sine disciple, var der een iblandt de tolv som var en djævel. Judas bedrog sin Herre. Kristus kendte Judas' liv helt igennem. Han kendte til den begærlighed, Judas ikke kunne overvinde og i sine prædikener til andre gav han ham mange lektier, om dette emne. Ved sin svaghed, lod Judas dette træk i sin karakter, vokse og slå dybe rødder, så det fortrængte sandhedens gode sæd, sået i hjertet. Og det onde fik herredømmet, på grund af pengekærlighed, indtil han kunne sælge sin Herre for nogle få sølvstykker.