Matthew 26:48

Matthew 26:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; seize him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.”

Context of Matthew 26:48

46Get up, let us go. Look! My betrayer is approaching!” 47While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people. (Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!”) 49Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him. 50Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you are here to do.” Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him.

Matthew 26:48 word by word

ὁ δὲ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς σημεῖον λέγων· ὃν ἂν φιλήσω, αὐτός ἐστιν· κρατήσατε αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• he that betrayedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• a signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whomsoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• I shall kissφιλέωphileō · to loveG5368
• is heεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• holdκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902

Cross-references for Matthew 26:48

• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel.
• 2 Samuel 20:9Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa’s beard as if to greet him with a kiss.
• Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!
• Psalms 55:20He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.
• Mark 14:44(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”)

Commentaries on Matthew 26:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Gave 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! Judas had a pattern in Joab, who, while he pretends to inquire tenderly for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47-57Verses 47-57 The account of Jesus‘ being betrayed by Judas is recorded by all the evangelists. See Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12. Matthew 26:47 Judas, one of the twelve, came - This was done while Jesus was addressing his disciples. John informs us that Judas knew the place, because Jesus was in the habit of going there with his disciples. Judas had passed the time, after he left Jesus and the other disciples at the Passover, in arranging…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-56Verses 47-56 No enemies are so much to be abhorred as those professed disciples that betray Christ with a kiss. God has no need of our services, much less of our sins, to bring about his purposes. Though Christ was crucified through weakness, it was voluntary weakness; he submitted to death. If he had not been willing to suffer, they could not conquer him. It was a great sin for those who had left all to follow Jesus; now to leave him for they knew not…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:48

• Betrayal
• Friends
• Gethsemane
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)
• Kiss
• Meekness
• Minister, Christian
• Prayer
• Prisoners
• Traitor

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn
• Kingdom

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