Betrayed by a friend
The Old Testament
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Psalm 41:9
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In the New Testament
I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
John 13:18
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Even my close friend, whom I trusted, who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Jesus quotes this himself at table, about Judas. Eating bread together was a sign of close bonds in that culture; betrayal by someone who shared your table was the deepest betrayal of all. Originally the psalm is about David, betrayed by a confidant, probably Ahithophel.