During the Last Supper Jesus told the apostles “One of you will betray me”. All of them except Judas Iscariot asked Jesus “Is it I, Lord?” Notice the uncertainty in this question.
But Judas Iscariot denied he was the one and called Jesus “Rabbi”. By calling Jesus Rabbi and not Lord, he, in a subtle way, demonstrated his lack of faith. After his betrayal and the arrest of Jesus, all the apostles run to save their lives (“Then all the disciples forsook him and fled”) and the only apostle who showed up at the crucifixion was John. The others were afraid to face the same fate. Judas Iscariot was the only disciple who regretted having abandoned Jesus, the others did so unaware most likely. Later, the apostles came back on their path and showed their belief in Jesus stronger than before and all of them ended their lives in martyrdom, mostly crucifixion, except John. These are AI-generated using midjourney.com portraits of the apostles, they look amazing. And
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