Judas had given them the slip.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Judas has escaped or disappeared from the group who were seeking him.
- In plain terms
- Judas managed to escape from those who were looking for him.
- What can you take from it?
- A person can vanish when others try to catch them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why did he slip away?
- What happens after escape?
Another view
This is a brief fragment with limited interpretive scope.
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