Matthew 26:21

Matthew 26:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
• New International Version (NIV)And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as they were eating, he said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.”

Context of Matthew 26:21

19So Jesus' disciples did what he had told them to do. They went and they prepared the Passover meal. 20When it was evening, Jesus and the 12 apostles sat down to eat the Passover meal together. While they were eating, Jesus said, ‘I tell you this: One of you will help the Jewish leaders to take hold of me.’ 22They were very sad about what Jesus had said. Each one of them said to Jesus, ‘Lord, surely you do not mean me, do you?’ 23Jesus said to them ‘The man who will give me to the rulers is eating from the same dish as I am.

Matthew 26:21 word by word

καὶ ἐσθιόντων αὐτῶν εἶπεν· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἷς ἐξ ὑμῶν παραδώσει με.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• asἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• shall betrayπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Matthew 26:21

• Matthew 26:2‘You know that after two days it will be the time of the Passover festival. Then those people who are against me will put me into the power of the rulers. They will fix me, the Son of Man, to a cross to kill me.’
• Psalms 55:12But it is not my enemies that have insulted me. That would not have hurt me. If my enemy laughs at me, I can always hide from him!
• John 6:70Jesus replied, ‘I have chosen the 12 of you. But one of you is a servant of Satan!’
• John 13:21After Jesus had said this, he felt very upset. He said to the disciples very seriously, ‘I tell you this: One of you will help my enemies to take hold of me.’
• Hebrews 4:13There is nothing in the whole world that can hide from God. He sees everything clearly and he knows everything. We will have to explain to him everything that we have done during our lives.
• Revelation 2:23I will send a terrible illness to kill those who obey her. Then all the people in the churches will know that I look deep inside them. I know what you really want. I know what you really think. I will give each of you what is right for you, as a result of what you have done.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21One of you shall betray me - Or, will deliver me up. Judas had already betrayed him, Matthew 26:15, and he was now about to deliver him into the hands of the chief priests, according to the agreement he had made with them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 As they did eat … - The account contained in these verses is also recorded in Mark 14:18-21; Luke 22:21-23; John 13:21-22. John says that before Jesus declared that one of them should betray him, “he was troubled in spirit, and testified;” that is, he “felt deeply” in view of the greatness of the crime that Judas was about to commit, and the sufferings that he was to endure, and “testified,” or gave utterance to his inward feelings of sorrow…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Observe, the place for their eating the passover was pointed out by Christ to the disciples. He knows those hidden ones who favour his cause, and will graciously visit all who are willing to receive him. The disciples did as Jesus had appointed. Those who would have Christ's presence in the gospel passover, must do what he says. It well becomes the disciples of Christ always to be jealous over themselves, especially in trying times. We know…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:21

• Jesus Continued
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• Judas (Jude)
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Commentaries on Matthew 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings