Matthew 26:50

Matthew 26:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you came to do." Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.

Context of Matthew 26:50

48The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.” 49So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss. Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him. 51But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear. 52“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.

Matthew 26:50 word by word

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἑταῖρε, ἐφ᾽ ὃ πάρει. τότε προσελθόντες ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἐκράτησαν αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Friendἑταῖροςhetairos · friendG2083
• ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• whereforeὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• art thou comeπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• ·προσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• and laidἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• tookκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902

Cross-references for Matthew 26:50

• Matthew 20:13“He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage?
• 2 Samuel 16:17“Is this the way you treat your friend David?” Absalom asked him. “Why aren’t you with him?”
• Psalms 41:9Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
• Psalms 55:13Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend.
• Luke 22:48But Jesus said, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

Commentaries on Matthew 26:50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50Jesus said - Friend - Rather, companion, , (not Friend), wherefore, rather, against whom ( '̔̀, the reading of all the best MSS.) art thou come? How must these words have cut his very soul, if he had any sensibility left! Surely, thou, who hast so long been my companion, art not come against me, thy Lord, Teacher and Friend! What is the human heart not capable of, when abandoned by God, and influenced by Satan and the love of money! Laid hands on Jesus…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 26:50

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

In the dictionaries

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

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