Matthew 26:1
FINISHED. Compare Matthew 7:28. Marking an epoch. As in Matthew 11:1; Matthew 13:53; Matthew 19:1. See App-156. SAYINGS. Plural of _logos._ See note on Mark 9:42.... [ Continue Reading ]
FINISHED. Compare Matthew 7:28. Marking an epoch. As in Matthew 11:1; Matthew 13:53; Matthew 19:1. See App-156. SAYINGS. Plural of _logos._ See note on Mark 9:42.... [ Continue Reading ]
YE KNOW. Greek. _oida._ App-132. AFTER. Greek. _meta._ AFTER TWO DAYS, &C. See App-156. IS. takes place, or cometh. Greek. _ginomai._ See note on "fulfilled", Luke 21:32. PASSOVER. Greek. _pascha,_ an Aramaic word. Hebrew. _pesach._ App-94. THE SON OF MAN. See App-98. BETRAYED. delivered up. T... [ Continue Reading ]
PALACE. court, with access from the street. Should he so rendered in verses: Matthew 26:58; Matthew 26:69; Mark 14:54; Mark 14:66; Mark 15:16; Luke 11:21; Luke 22:55.John 18:15, as it is in Revelation 11:2. It is rendered "hall" in [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. to the end that. TAKE. seize. SUBTILTY. guile.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. Not the same as in verses: Matthew 26:11; Matthew 26:24; Matthew 26:29, Mat 11:35, Mat 11:39, Mat 11:40, Mat 11:42, Mat 11:53, Mat 11:70, Mat 11:72, Mat 11:74.... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS. came to be, as in Matthew 26:20. Greek. _ginomai._ BETHANY. Note this return to Bethany from Jerusalem after His first entry in Matthew 21:1, &c., and before His triumphal entry in Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29, and John 12:12. See App-156. SIMON. Showing this to be. second anointing, later than that... [ Continue Reading ]
A WOMAN. Unnamed. In the former anointing it was Mary. See App-158, and note on. Samaritan Pentateuch Matthew 3:1. BOX. flask. VERY PRECIOUS. Greek. _barutimos._ Occurs only here. ON. upon. Greek. _epi._ HIS HEAD. In the former anointing, by Mary, it was His feet. See App-158. SAT. reclined [at... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS DISCIPLES. In the former case it was Judas Iscariot. App-158.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNDERSTOOD. got to know. Greek. _ginosko._ App-132. Not the same word as in verses: Matthew 26:2; Matthew 26:70; Matthew 26:72; Matthew 26:74. GOOD. excellent. UPON. toward. Greek. _eis._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH. Greek. _meta._ App-104. NOT. Greek. _ou_ App-105. Not the same as in verses: Matthew 26:26; Matthew 26:5; Matthew 26:29; Matthew 26:35. but the same as in verses: Matthew 26:24; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:40; Matthew 24:42, Mat 24:53, Mat 70:72, Mat 70:74.... [ Continue Reading ]
BURIAL. embalming. Compare John 19:40. Should be the same as in Mark 14:8; John 12:7. It is the Septuagint for Hebrew. _hanat,_ in Genesis 50:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
VERILY. See note on Matthew 5:18. THIS GOSPEL. the good news. PREACHED. proclaimed. App-121. WORLD. Greek. _kosmos._ App-129. ALSO THIS, THAT. this also which.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO. Greek. _pros._... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL YE GIVE... ?. what are ye willing to give? WILL. Greek. _thelo._ App-102. COVENANTED WITH HIM. they placed for him [in the balance]: i.e. they weighed to him. THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER. See App-161. These were shekels of the Sanctuary. App-51. This was the price of an ox which had gored. serva... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRST DAY. The eating of the Passover took place on the _fourteenth_ of Nisan. See Exodus 12:6; Exodus 12:8; Exodus 12:18; Leviticus 23:5.Numbers 9:3; Numbers 28:16. The _fifteenth_ was the high sabbath, the first day of the feast. See Numbers 28:17. WHERE... ? This question shows that the date... [ Continue Reading ]
INTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104. as in verses: Matthew 26:30; Matthew 26:32; Matthew 26:41, Mat 30:45, Mat 30:52, Mat 30:71. such. man. a certain one. Greek. _deina._ Occurs only here in N.T. MASTER. Teacher. App-98. Matthew 26:3. AT THY HOUSE. with (App-104.) thee.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAD APPOINTED. Greek. _suntasso._ Occurs only here, and Matthew 27:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SAT DOWN. Thus showing us that this could not be the Passover lamb, which must be eaten _standing._ See Exodus 12:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS THEY DID EAT. This had been preceded by John 13:1. It was the Passover feast, but not the Passover lamb, which followed it. See Matthew 26:2, and App-156 and App-157. BETRAY ME. deliver Me up.... [ Continue Reading ]
EVERY. each. One after the other. LORD. App-98. A. Literally, "Not I, is it. Lord? ... [ Continue Reading ]
DIPPETH. dipped.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SON OF MAN. See App-98. S WRITTEN. hath been (or standeth) written. OF. concerning. Greek. _peri._ BY. by means of. Greek. _dia._ Not the same word as in Matthew 26:63. IT HAD BEEN GOOD. Figure of speech _Paroemia._ App-6. IF, &C. Assuming the condition as. fact. See App-118.... [ Continue Reading ]
MASTER. Rabbi. App-98. as in Matthew 26:49. not the same as in Matthew 26:18. Literally, "Not I, is it. Master? " THOU HAST SAID. Thou thyself hast said [it].... [ Continue Reading ]
BREAD. a hard biscuit, which required to be broken. THIS IS. this represents. See App-159 and App-6, Figure of speech _Metaphor._... [ Continue Reading ]
MY BLOOD. No covenant could be made without shedding of blood (Exodus 24:8; Hebrews 9:20); and no remission of sins without it (Leviticus 17:11). THE NEW TESTAMENT. the New Covenant. This can be nothing else than that foretold in Jeremiah 31:31. If not made then, it can never now be made, for the Lo... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT. by no means. Greek. _ou me._ App-105. This might have been soon verified, had the nation repented at the proclamation of Peter (Acts 3:19). But now it is postponed. THIS FRUIT OF THE VINE. Figure of speech _Periphrasis._ App-6. FATHER'S. App-98 and App-112.... [ Continue Reading ]
HYMN. Psalm. Probably the second part of "the great _Hallel_ " (or Hallelujah), Psalms 115, 116, 117, 118. THEY WENT OUT. Another proof that this was not the Passover lamb. Compare Exodus 12:22. See note on Matthew 26:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
BE OFFENDED. stumble. BECAUSE OF. in. Greek. _en._ THIS NIGHT. in or during (Greek. _en._ App-104.) this very night. IT IS WRITTEN. it standeth written. I WILL SMITE, &C. Reference to Zechariah 13:7. See App-107 and App-117..... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL GO BEFORE YOU. Compare John 10:4. GALILEE. App-169.... [ Continue Reading ]
PETER. But Peter. THOUGH. Greek. Even if. Same condition implied as in verses: Matthew 26:24; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. Greek. _hoti._ Separating what was said from the time when it was said. See note on Luke 23:43. BEFORE. See note on Matthew 1:18. THE. a: i.e. one of other cooks. SHALT. wilt. THRICE: i.e. three denials and. cock-crow; then three more and. second cock-crow; not three cock-crows. This prophe... [ Continue Reading ]
THOUGH. SHOULD DIE. Even if (as in Matthew 26:24) it be necessary for me to die. WITH. together with. Greek. _sun._ App-104. ALSO SAID... DISCIPLES. said... disciples also.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN COMETH, &C. The Structure (p. 1305) shows the correspondence between the Temptation in the Wilderness (Matthew 4:1) and the Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:36). That both were an assault of Satan is shown in Luke 22:53; John 14:30. and by the fact that in each case angelic ministration was give... [ Continue Reading ]
PETER, &C.: i.e. Peter, James, and John. ZEBEDEE. See note on Matthew 4:21. SORROWFUL AND VERY HEAV. = full of anguish and distress. Greek. _ademoneo_. very heavy: only here, Mark 14:33, and Philippians 1:2; Philippians 1:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOUL. Greek. _psuche._ See App-110. EXCEEDING SORROWFUL. crushed with anguish. So the Septuagint Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL. am willing. See App-102.... [ Continue Reading ]
ASLEEP. Intentionally. App-171.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. to the end that. SPIRIT. Greek. _pneuma._ App-101. WILLING. ready.... [ Continue Reading ]
THY WILL BE DONE. The very words of Matthew 6:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW. afterward. Not "now", for see Matthew 26:46. If taken as meaning "henceforth" it must be. question, as in Luke 22:46. THE HOUR IS AT HAND. See note on John 7:6. THE SON OF MAN. See App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOING. To meet Judas; not to attempt flight.... [ Continue Reading ]
LO. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. ONE OF THE TWELVE. So in all three Gospels. Had probably become almost an appellative by the time the Gospels were written (as "he that betrayed Him "had). MULTITUDE. crowd. STAVES. clubs. As in Matthew 26:55 and Mark 14:43; Mark 14:48; Luke 22:52. Not "st... [ Continue Reading ]
GAVE. had given. HOLD HIM FAST. seize Him.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAIL. Greek. _Chaire._ An Aramaic salutation, like the Greek "Peace". Occ only here; Matthew 27:29; Matthew 28:9; Mark 15:18; Luke 1:28; John 19:3; 2 John 1:10. KISSED HIM. ostentatiously embraced Him.... [ Continue Reading ]
FRIEND. Comrade. Greek. _hetairos._ Occurs only in Matthew (here; Matthew 11:16; Matthew 20:13; Matthew 22:12). WHEREFORE, &C. This is not. question, but an elliptical expression: "[Do that] for which thou art here", or "Carry out thy purpose". TOOK. seized.... [ Continue Reading ]
SWORD. See Luke 22:36. A SERVANT. the bondservant; marking. special body-servant of the high priest, by name "Malchus" (John 18:10). HIS EAR. the lobe of his ear. in John 19:41. THE SCRIPTURE. Compare Psalms 16:10; Psalms 16:11, &c. MUST. Compare John 3:14; John 12:34, rise again. Greek. _aniste... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS DONE. is come to pass.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAID HOLD ON. seized. WERE ASSEMBLED. had gathered together.... [ Continue Reading ]
AFAR OFF. from afar. UNTO. even to. IN. within [the court]. SERVANTS. officers.... [ Continue Reading ]
COUNCIL. Sanhedrin. SOUGHT. were seeking. FALSE WITNESS. Greek. _pseudomarturia._ Occurs only in Matthew, here, and Matthew 15:19. AGAINST. Greek. _kata._ Not the same word as in Matthew 26:55. TO PUT. so that they might put, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
NONE. not [any]. Greek. _ou._ App-105. YET FOUND THEY NONE. All the texts omit these words; but Scrivener thinks on insufficient authority. AT THE LAST. But at last. TWO. Compare Deuteronomy 19:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
I AM ABLE TO DESTROY. This was "false". He said "Destroy ye". The false witnesses helped to fulfill it. TEMPLE. Greek. _naos,_ the shrine. See note on Matthew 23:16. IN. Greek. _dia_. Perhaps better "within". See Mark 2:1.Acts 24:17; Galatians 1:2; Galatians 1:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
HELD. continued holding. I ADJURE THEE. I put Thee on Thine oath. Greek. _exor_. _kizo._ Occurs only here. WHETHER. IF, &C. Throwing no doubt on the assumption: as in verses: Matthew 26:24; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42. THE CHRIST. Messiah. App-98.. THE SON OF GOD. See App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU HAST SAID. Thou thyself hast said [it]. NEVERTHELESS. moreover, or however. HEREAFTER, or Later on. SHALL YE SEE. See App-133. THE SON OF MAN. As in verses: Matthew 26:2; Matthew 26:24; Matthew 26:45. This is the last occurrence in Matthew. Quoted from Psalms 110:1.Daniel 7:13. ON. Greek. _... [ Continue Reading ]
CLOTHES. robe.... [ Continue Reading ]
GUILTY. deserving or subject to; "guilty" is obsolete in this sense Greek. _enochos,_ as in Mark 14:64; 1 Corinthians 11:27; James 2:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN. on to. Greek. _eis._ BUFFETED. cuffed, or slapped. SMOTE... HANDS. One word in the Greek Not necessarily implying "rods". See Matthew 5:39; Mark 14:65.John 18:22; John 19:3. Compare Isaiah 50:6 (Septuagint) and Hosea 5:1; Hosea 11:4 (Symmachus). Greek. _rapizo._ Occurs only in Matthew, here and... [ Continue Reading ]
PROPHESY. Divine. Refers to the past, not to the future.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW PETER, &C. See App-160 on Peter's denials. SAT. was sitting. A DAMSEL. Greek. one damsel. Because another is to be mentioned (Matthew 26:71).... [ Continue Reading ]
DENIED. See App-160.... [ Continue Reading ]
GONE OUT. To avoid further questioning. ANOTHER. Another [maid]; feminine. See App-124. THIS FELLOW WAS ALSO. This [man] also was.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MAN. Not even His name.... [ Continue Reading ]
CURSE: i.e. to call down curses on himself if what he said were not true. Greek. _katanathematizo._ Occurs only here. See App-160. THE. a. No Art. See note on Matthew 26:34 and App-160.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORD. saying. Greek. _rhema._ See note on Mark 9:32. WHICH. Who. SAID. had said.... [ Continue Reading ]