Cross
Cross verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.
Goad
Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Both words in one sentence
- However, various interpretations of the show have also had Judas reprise the song from Hell, including a 2000 film version which has Judas taunt and goad Jesus on as he carries his cross.
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