Matthew 26:55

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 distinguished. See note, ch. Matthew 21:13.

ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων. See note, ch. Matthew 5:1 (καθίσαντος).

According to St Luke these words were addressed to ‘the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders,’ where it appears that some members of the Sanhedrin had in their evil zeal joined in the capture. The same Evangelist adds, ‘this is your hour, and the power of darkness’ (Luke 22:53).