Martyrdom of Polycarp
with their usual weapons, as if going out against a robber.[13]
Origen Against Celsus Book II
And I think that the Saviour Himself indicates the same thing by the words: "I was daily with you, teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on Me."[161]
Peter of Alexandria Canonical Epistle " He said to them therefore, "Are ye come out, as against a thief with swords and staves, for to take Me? "[25]
Verse 55. _ARE YE COME OUT AS AGAINST A THIEF_] At this time Judea was much infested by robbers, so that armed men were obliged to be employed against them-to this our Lord seems to allude. Matthew 26...
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....
THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY (Matthew 26:1-5)...
Then they came forward and laid hands on Jesus and held him. And, look you, one of these who was with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the High Priest, and c...
_a thief_ Rather, a robber; see St John 10:1, whence the two words are distinguished. See note, ch. Matthew 21:13. According to St Luke these words were addressed to "the chief priests, and captains...
THE ARREST OF JESUS St Mark 14:43-50; St Luke 22:47-53; St John 18:3-11...
ἘΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ἹΕΡΩ͂Ι follows διδάσκων in the _textus receptus_. The most ancient authority favours the change. 55. ΛΗΙΣΤΉΝ, ‘a robber,’ not ‘thief,’ as A.V. Cp. St John 10:1, where the two words are distin...
Ver 55. In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, "Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56. Bu...
_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...
ΛΗΣΤΉΣ (G3027) грабитель. Тот, кто для овладения чужой собственностью прибегает к насилию, в отличие от вора (EGT). ΕΞΉΛΘΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1831), _см._ Matthew 26:30. ΣΥΛΛΆΒΕΙΝ _ao...
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...
55-56 Compare Mar_14:48-52; Luk_22:52-53. 55 In the daylight they were afraid. They wanted the mantle of darkness to hide their evil deeds. Nothing could have been simpler than to have the temple guar...
26:55 temple, (b-32) _ Hieron_ , as ch. 4.5....
I SAT DAILY] This cannot merely refer to the two, or at most three days' ministry during Holy Week, but indicates a more extended ministry at Jerusalem at an earlier period, as the Fourth Gospel relat...
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...
ARE YE COME OUT AS AGAINST A THIEF? — Better, _as against a robber with swords and clubs._ The word is the same as that used in John 18:40, of Harabbas, and points to the brigand chieftain of a lawles...
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...
_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...
_Jesus complains of the manner of His apprehension_. ἐν ἐκ. τ. ὥρᾳ, connects with ἐκράτησαν αὐτόν in Matthew 26:50. Having said what was necessary to the bellicose disciple, Jesus turns to the party w...
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...
In that same hour, &c. The reason why the Jewish princes did not seize our Lord in the temple, was, because they feared the multitude; on which account Jesus retired, that he might give them an opport...
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...
Matthew 26:55._Are you come out, as against a robber? _By these words Christ expostulates with his enemies for having intended to bring odium upon him, by coming provided with a great body of soldiers...
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,...
IN THAT SAME HOUR SAID JESUS TO THE MULTITUDE,.... That is, to the heads and chief of them, the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, as Luke says, Luke 22:52, for though it was in the de...
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. Ver....
_In that same hour, Jesus said to the multitude_ And particularly unto the _chief priests and elders_, &c, Luke 22:52, _Are ye come out as against a thief_, &c. Or robber, that would make a desperate...
Reproving the enemies:...
IN THAT SAME HOUR SAID JESUS TO THE MULTITUDES, ARE YE COME OUT AS AGAINST A THIEF WITH SWORDS AND STAVES FOR TO TAKE ME? I SAT DAILY WITH YOU TEACHING IN THE TEMPLE, AND YE LAID NO HOLD ON ME....
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 26:56"....
Matthew 26:55 In G1722 that G1565 hour G5610 Jesus G2424 said G2036 (G5627) multitudes G3793 out G1831 ...
‘In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Are you come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me.” ' This verse deliberat...
Matthew 26:55. MULTITUDES. Especially the rulers and temple-guards (Luke 22:52). Mark (Mark 14:48) says ‘answers,' _i.e.,_ to their actions, not their words. He was probably bound, at this time, but H...
AS AGAINST A ROBBER (ως επ ληιστην). As a robber, not as a thief, but a robber hiding from justice. He will be crucified between two robbers and on the very cross planned for their leader, Barabbas....
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...
AS THOUGH I WERE AN OUTLAW? Not a thief, but an outlaw like Barabbas (see Mark 15:7). This was the charge made against Christ (Luke 23:2). THEN ALL THE DISCIPLES. As soon as they capture Jesus, all th...
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...
John 18:20; John 18:21; John 8:2; Luke 21:37; Luke 21:38;...
A thief [λ η σ τ η ν]. Better Rev., a robber. See John 10:1; John 10:8; and Luke 23:39-43. It is more than a petty stealer; rather one with associates, who would require an armed band to apprehend him...
Mark 14:48; Luke 22:52...
We had an account of our Lord's apprehension in the former verses; here, the sad effect of it upon his disciples: THEY ALL FORSOOK HIM, AND FLED. Had this been done by the giddy multitude who followed...