Judas Iscariot is best known for what action?

• A. He denied Jesus three times
• B. He fled to Capernaum after the Last Supper
• C. He betrayed Jesus to the Jewish leaders
• D. He wrote a gospel

Answer: (C)

The action Judas Iscariot is best known for is betraying Jesus to the authorities. As one of the twelve apostles, he agrees to hand Jesus over to the Jewish leaders in exchange for money, and he identifies Jesus to the arresting crowd with a kiss in the Garden of Gethsemane, enabling Jesus to be seized and brought to trial. This act of betrayal is the defining moment tied to his name in the Gospel narratives, which is why it’s the best answer. The other options don’t fit: denying Jesus three times is associated with Peter, not Judas; there isn’t a standard biblical record of Judas fleeing to Capernaum after the Last Supper; and Judas is not believed to have written a gospel, since the canonical Gospels are attributed to others.