John 14:22

Ver. 22. “ Judas, not Iscariot, says to him, Lord, and what is come to pass, that thou art to show thyself to us, and not to the world? ”

The mode of the revelation of which Jesus had just spoken entirely perplexed the minds of the disciples, which were ever directed towards the outward manifestation, visible for all, of the Messiah-King and His glorious kingdom. It was especially in the lower group of the apostolic company, influenced by the carnal spirit of Iscariot, that such thoughts persistently continued. The Judas or Jude here mentioned bears this name only in Luke (Luke 6:16, Acts 1:13). In the catalogues of Matthew (Matthew 10:3) and Mark (Mark 3:18) he is designated by the names (surnames) Lebbeus and Thaddaeus: the bold or the cherished one. He occupies one of the lowest places among the apostles. The explanation: not Iscariot, is intended to remove the supposition of a return of Judas after his going out, John 13:30.

By saying: What is come to pass? Judas asks for the indication of a new fact causing the change of the Messianic programme, the proof of which he thinks he observes in the words of Jesus in John 14:21. The καί, and, before τί γέγονεν, is the expression of surprise; it was omitted in some MSS., as superfluous. To us signifies here: “To us only. ”