The traitor (Matthew 26:21-25; Mark 14:18-21), placed after the Supper, instead of before, as in parallels. πλὴν : making a transition to an incident presenting a strong moral contrast to the preceding. ἡ χεὶρ, the hand, graphic and tragic; the hand which is to perform such opposite acts, now touching the Master's on the table, ere long to be the instrument of betrayal.

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Old Testament