Judas Iscariot Quotes

• Was Judas Iscariot a figure of history? I do not think so. There is no mention of him in any source before the 8th decade.

  John Shelby Spong

  Thinking, Source, Figures

  "Why We Must Reclaim The Bible From Fundamentalists" by John Shelby Spong, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 13, 2011.

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• When a man becomes a Christian, he becomes industrious, trustworthy and prosperous. Now, if that man, when he gets all he can and saves all he can, does not give all he can, I have more hope for Judas Iscariot than for that man!

  John Wesley

  Christian, Men, Giving

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• I never can think of Judas Iscariot without losing my temper. To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature, Congressman.

  Mark Twain

  Mean, Thinking, Political

  Letter to the Editor, N.Y. Daily Tribune, 10 Mar. 1873

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• Courtroom : A place where Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot would be equals, with the betting odds favoring Judas.

  H. L. Mencken

  Jesus, Odds, America

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• Judas heard all Christ's sermons.

  Thomas Goodwin

  Christianity, Judas, Heard

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• To some people heavy metal is Motorhead and to others it's Judas Priest

  Glenn Danzig

  Metal Fans, People, Heavy Metal

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• Judas Iscariot was not a greatly wicked person, just a common money-lover, and like most money-lovers, he did not understand Christ.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Wicked Person, Lovers, Common

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• No country can find eternal peace and comfort where the vote of Judas Iscariot is as good as the vote of the Saviour of mankind.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Country, Comfort, Vote

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• The Scarlet Pimpernel is the most over-rated human being since Judas Iscariot won the A.D.31 'Best Disciple' competition.

  Rowan Atkinson

  Competition, Judas, Scarlet

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