The most intense battles are those with the closest. In Jesus' case too it was the same. The very people whom he chose to assist, are the ones who rebelled the worst. Even among the ones he himself choose to be his inner circle, deserted him when the time was the most challenging.
Betrayal therefore takes different forms: the emotional betrayal of Peter when he denies him; the selfish monetary betrayal of Judas who 'sells' Jesus for thirty pieces of silver; the silent betrayal of the other apostles who stood by dumb or 'disappeared' without the slightest of protest; the mass betrayal of the population who followed Jesus and witnessed his personality and intent at close quarters for a considerable time...
History often repeats itself. Good to observe what Jesus did!
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