John 14:22

“Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, etc.] This was Judas Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus, the same with Jude the apostle, the author of the epistle which bears his name; and is said to be “not Iscariot”, to distinguish him from the betrayer. The question put by him, Lord, how is it, ti gegonen, which answers to ad yam, or yah yam, or whm, with the Talmudists, “what is this thou sayest”; what is the meaning of it? how can it be? or what is the reason of it, that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not unto the world? arises either from ignorance of what Christ was speaking, imagining he meant a spectre, or some apparition of himself after his death, which should be visible to his…”

“Judas saith . . . not Iscariot--Beautiful parenthesis this! The traitor being no longer present, we needed not to be told that this question came not from him. But it is as if the Evangelist had said, "A very different Judas from the traitor, and a very different question from any that he would have put. Indeed [as one in STIER says], we never read of Iscariot that he entered in any way into his Master's words, or ever put a question even of rash curiosity (though it may be he did, but that nothing from him was deemed fit for immortality in the Gospels but his name and treason)." how . . . manifest thyself to us, and not to the world--a most natural and proper question, founded on Joh 14:19,…”

“Judas saith unto him - This was the same as Lebbeus or Thaddeus. See Matthew 10:3. He was the brother of James, and the author of the Epistle of Jude. How is it ... - Probably Judas thought that he spake only of his resurrection, and he did not readily see how it could be that he could show himself to them, and not be seen also by others. return to 'Top of Page'”

“14:22 Several men are named Judas in the New Testament. Judas, the brother of Jesus, (Mark 6:3) wrote the epistle of Jude. Judas, the son of James, whom John is referring to here, is listed as an apostle in Luke 6:16; he is elsewhere identified as Thaddaeus (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18). • Lord, why? Judas posed an important question. If Jesus planned to return mightily from death, why not use the opportunity to reveal himself definitively to the world and validate his power and identity?”

“Judas: Mat 10:3, Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus, Mar 3:18, Thaddaeus, Luk 6:16; Act 1:13; Jde 1:1 how: Joh 3:4, Joh 3:9, Joh 4:11, Joh 6:52, Joh 6:60, Joh 16:17, Joh 16:18 John 14:23”