Mark 14:21
The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
Cross-reference
Mark 14:49 echoes the same theme: Jesus insists the Scriptures must be fulfilled in these events.
Matthew 27:3-5 recounts Judas's remorse and suicide, showing the tragic fulfillment of the 'better not born' statement from the Last Supper.
In Acts 13:27-29, the Jerusalem rulers fulfilled the prophets by condemning Jesus, directly showing his betrayal happened 'as it is written'.
In Acts 4:27, rulers gathered against Jesus to do what God's hand and plan predestined — echoing the divine necessity behind the betrayal.
In Acts 2:23, Jesus was delivered up by God's definite plan and foreknowledge — the same predetermined 'as it is written' Jesus alludes to.
Acts 1:16-20 directly interprets Judas's betrayal and death as fulfilling Scripture, echoing the 'as it is written' in Mark and the 'woe' upon him.
In Luke 24:44, Jesus says everything written about him must be fulfilled, directly echoing his claim that betrayal is 'as it is written'.
In Luke 24:27, Jesus interprets all Scripture about himself, confirming his betrayal and death were foretold throughout the OT.
In Luke 24:26, Jesus declares the Christ had to suffer — the same divine necessity Jesus states here. Both affirm Scripture's plan.
Luke 22:22 is the parallel account — same declaration of the Son of Man going as determined and woe to the betrayer.
Psalm 109:6-20 curses a wicked man, directly paralleling the 'woe' and 'better not born' pronounced on Judas. Early Christians saw this as a prophecy of his fate.
Matthew 26:56 states the events fulfill the prophets' Scriptures — directly tying to the 'as it is written' in Mark 14:21.
Matthew 26:25 records Judas's direct exchange with Jesus at the same meal, revealing the identity of the betrayer and the dialogue tied to the woe.
Matthew 26:24 is the parallel synoptic account — same statement about the Son of Man going as written and woe to the betrayer.
Matthew 18:7 uses the same 'woe' and necessity language about stumbling blocks, mirroring the inevitability of betrayal and the severe judgment on the instrument.
Zechariah 13:7 prophesies striking the shepherd, scattering the sheep — Jesus later quotes this, connecting betrayal to fulfilled Scripture.
Daniel 9:26 predicts the Messiah being 'cut off' — a direct prophecy of the death that results from the betrayal.
Isaiah 53:1-12 details the suffering servant's rejection and atoning death — the core prophecy Jesus references as 'written of him'.
Matthew 26:54 has Jesus affirming Scripture must be fulfilled regarding his arrest — echoing the 'as it is written' purpose.
Matthew 18:6 uses the same 'better for him' construction about causing sin, but applied to stumbling blocks, not betrayal—so a thematic parallel on severe judgment.