6:16

There were two apostles named Judas.

Judas son of James: This Judas was also known as Thaddeus. (See Matthew 10:3 and Mark 3:18.) His father’s name was James.

Judas Iscariot: This Judas was distinguished from the other Judas by the name Iscariot. It refers to his home town. You should treat Iscariot as another name.

who became a traitor: A traitor is a person who pretends to be a friend to someone but then helps his enemies to harm him. This Judas later became a traitor when he helped Jesus’ enemies to arrest him. Some other ways to translate this are:

who betrayed Jesus ⌊to his enemies⌋
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who led Jesus’ enemies to him ⌊so they could arrest him⌋
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who later turned Jesus over to his enemies (New Century Version)

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