Judas wished to give them a sign, because Jesus had before been apprehended, and had escaped from them on account of their ignorance of his person; which on this occasion he could also have done, if such had been his pleasure. (St. John Chrysostom)
Verse 48. _GAVE THEM A SIGN_] How _coolly deliberate_ is this dire apostate! The man _whom I shall kiss _- how deeply _hypocritical_! That is he, _hold him fast, seize him _- how diabolically _malicio...
The account of Jesus’ being betrayed by Judas is recorded by all the evangelists. See Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47; John 18:2. Mat
13. THE PASSION OF THE KING. Chapter s 26-27. CHAPTER 26 1. His Death Planned. (Matthew 26:1 .) 2. Mary of Bethany Anointing the King.(Matthew 26:6 .) 3. The Betrayal. (Matthew 26:14 .) 4. The Last...
THE ARREST (Mark 14:43 *, Luke 22:47). Mt. omits Judas-' request that Jesus should be led away safely, but inserts a word of Jesus to Judas (Matthew 26:50; cf....
While Jesus was still speaking, there came Judas, one of the Twelve, and a great crowd with swords and cudgels, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. The traitor had given them a sign....
THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY (Matthew 26:1-5)...
GAVE. had given. HOLD HIM FAST. seize Him....
THE ARREST OF JESUS St Mark 14:43-50; St Luke 22:47-53; St John 18:3-11...
VER 47. AND WHILE HE YET SPAKE, LO, JUDAS, ONE OF THE TWELVE, CAME, AND WITH HIM A GREAT MULTITUDE WITH SWORDS AND STAVES, FROM THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS OF THE PEOPLE. 48. NOW HE THAT BETRAYED HIM...
_THE PRAYER IN GETHSEMANE AND THE BETRAYAL MATTHEW 26:36-56:_ In the garden Jesus experienced great agony. He said, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death." (Matthew 26:38) He experienced sa...
ΈΔΩΚΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ, _см._ Matthew 26:27. ΦΙΛΉΣΩ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΦΙΛΈΩ (G5368) любить, целовать, ΚΡΑΤΉΣΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act., см._ Matthew 26:4....
HE THAT BETRAYED HIM, GAVE THEM A SIGN— The soldiers having perhaps never seen Jesus before, and it being now night, and there being twelve persons together, probably dressed much alike, Judas found i...
SECTION 68 JESUS IS ARRESTED (Parallels: Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12) TEXT: 26:47-56 47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. For the exposition, see the notes...
33-35 Compare Mar_14:29-31; Luk_22:31-34; Joh_13:36-38. 33 The Lord had said distinctly that all of them should be snared. Peter's fall began by refusing to believe that the Lord's all meant all. Of c...
KISS] 'It was not unusual for a master to kiss his disciple; but for a disciple to kiss his master was more rare' (J. Lightfoot)....
JESUS IS TAKEN (Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47; John 18:2): see further on Jn....
THE BETRAYAL. THE LAST SUPPER. ARREST OF JESUS, AND TRIAL BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST 1-5. A Council is held against Jesus (Mark 14:1; Luke 22:1 : cp. John 13:1)....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 26 PLANS TO KILL JESUS 26:1-5 V1 When Jesus had finished teaching those things, he spoke again to his *disciples. V2 ‘As you know, t...
WHOMSOEVER I SHALL KISS. — It is probable, from the known customs (1) of the Jews and (2) of the early Christians (Romans 16:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:26) that this was the usual salutation of the discipl...
Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1 - Matthew 27:1 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large proportionate...
ἔδωκεν : the traitor, as he approached the place where he shrewdly guessed Jesus would be, _gave_ (_dedit_, Vulg [139]), not _had given_. His plan was not cut and dry from the first. In flashed upon h...
_The apprehension_ (Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53). εἷς τ. δώδεκα, as in Matthew 26:14, repeated not for information, but as the literary reflection of the chronic horror of the apostolic church that s...
BETRAYED AND FORSAKEN Matthew 26:47-56 We cannot fathom the secret thoughts of the traitor. Did he hope that his act would compel Christ to take the course of self-vindication, which His mighty acts...
The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified...
THE ARREST Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12. “ _And Judas_, the one betraying Him
"And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. (48) Now he that betrayed him gave...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
48._Now he who betrayed him. _I have no doubt that Judas was restrained, either by reverence for our Lord, or by shame for his crime, from venturing openly to avow himself as one of the enemies; and t...
The Lord had finished His discourses. He prepares (chapter 26) to suffer, and to make His last and touching adieus to His disciples, at the table of His last passover on earth, at which He instituted,...
NOW HE THAT BETRAYED HIM GAVE THEM A SIGN,.... By which it might be known who he was; for it being night, though they had lanterns and torches, as John says, John 18:3, yet Judas himself might not be...
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. Ver. 48. _Whomsoever I shall kiss_] Ah, lewd losel! betrayest thou the Son of man with a ki...
_Rise, let us be going_ Namely, to meet those who are coming to arrest me, and to go along with them whithersoever they shall lead us. _Behold, he is at hand that doth betray me_ Though they had not c...
NOW HE THAT BETRAYED HIM GAVE THEM A SIGN, SAYING, WHOMSOEVER I SHALL KISS, THAT SAME IS HE; HOLD HIM FAST....
THE BETRAYAL AND ARREST. The coming of the traitor:...
Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
47-56 No enemies are so much to be abhorred as those professed disciples that betray Christ with a kiss. God has no need of our services, much less of our sins, to bring about his purposes. Though Ch...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:49"....
Origen Against Celsus Book II , that Judas, when about to betray Him, said to the multitudes who were setting out with him, as not being acquainted with Him, "Whomsoever I shall kiss, the same is He....
Matthew 26:48 Now G1161 betrayer G3860 (G5723) given G1325 (G5656) them G846 G846 sign G4592 saying...
‘Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, “Whoever I shall kiss, that is he. Take him.” ' We now learn of the arrangement that Jesus had made. It is clear that there was a fear that in the da...
Matthew 26:48. GAVE THEM A SIGN, previously agreed upon; comp. Mark 14:44, ‘had given.' WHOMSOEVER I SHALL KISS. The kiss among the ancients was a sign of affectionate and cordial intimacy, and parti...
GAVE THEM A SIGN (εδωκεν αυτοις σημειον). Probably just before he reached the place, though Mark (Mark 14:44) has "had given" (δεδωκε) which certainly means before arrival at Gethsemane. At any rate...
The story of Peter's denial of his Master is recorded in all four of the Gospels. There are some differences of expression in each version, so it will not be tautology if we read all four of them; and...
CONTENTS: Authorities plot Christ's death. Jesus annointed by Mary of Bethany. Judas sells Jesus. The last Passover. Lord's supper instituted. Gethsemane experience. Jesus before Caiaphas and Sanhedri...
Matthew 26:2. _After two day is the passover._ This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα _pascha,_ and the Hebrew word פסח _pesach,_ because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb, pas...
HAD GIVEN THE CROWD A SIGNAL. A kiss of friendship is the kiss of death....
_And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come?_ THE LAST PLEADING OF LOVE I. The patience of Christ’s love. The betrayer in the very instant of his treason has that changeless tenderness...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:48 KISS. A customary way for friends in ancient Israel to greet one another now becomes the means of betrayal. ⇐...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:1 The Crucified Messiah. Matthew narrates the events leading to Jesus’ death: (1) the Passover and Lord’s Supper and events in Gethsemane (Matthew
Jesus is betrayed and arrested Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:1-11;...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 26:47. A GREAT MULTITUDE.—See John 18:3 (R.V.); Luke 22:52. The body, guided by Judas, consisted of (1) a company of Roman soldiers; (2) a detachment of the Levitical temple-...
EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM. Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the solution of the di...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings (Matthew 26:1), This is the end of now the Olivet discourse. He now said to his disciples, Now you know that in two days is the feast o...
2 Samuel 20:10; 2 Samuel 20:9; 2 Samuel 3:27; Mark 14:44; Psalms 28:3