Matthew 26:48

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”

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KJV

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

ASV

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.

YLT

And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, `Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'

DBT

Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is: seize him.

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(Verse 48.) But he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying: Whomever I shall kiss, that is he, hold him fast. Miserable Judas, and yet not pitiable, with the same unfaithfulness with which he betrayed his master and Lord, he believed that the signs which he had seen the Savior performing were not done by divine majesty, but by magical skills. And because he had heard that he was transfigured on the mountain, he feared that he might slip away from the hands of the attendants through a similar transformation.

Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420patristic

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Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

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 malicious! Hail, Master - A usual compliment among the Jews. Judas pretends to wish our Lord continued health while he is meditating his destruction! How many compliments of this kind are there in the world!

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

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Mark 14:44
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
Luke 22:48
But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
2 Samuel 20:9
“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
Proverbs 27:6
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Matthew 2:8
And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
Luke 7:45
You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.
Acts 16:23
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
Psalms 55:20–21
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Psalms 28:3
Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
Psalms 69:8
I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

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The Agony in the Garden — Gustave Doré (engraving) — public domain

Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Canon: New Testament
Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Psalms 28:3
Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
leads to
- Psalms 55:21
  His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- Psalms 12:2
  They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Jeremiah 9:8–9
  Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
- Psalms 26:9
  Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
- Micah 3:5
  This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their…
Through
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the…
leads to
- 1 Kings 2:5
  Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them…
- 2 Samuel 20:9–10
  “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Through
Mark 14:44
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
leads to
- Matthew 26:48–50
  Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”

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