John 18:2

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Judas	Ἰούδας Ioudas	G2455	Judas (i.e. Jehudah) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
which	ὁ ho	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular masculine
betrayed	παραδιδοὺς paradidous	G3860	to surrender · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
knew	ἤιδει ēidei	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
place	τόπον, topon	G5117	a spot (general in space · noun — accusative singular masculine
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
ofttimes	πολλάκις pollakis	G4178	many times · adverb
resorted	συνήχθη sunēchthē	G4863	to lead together · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
thither	ἐκεῖ ekei	G1563	there · adverb
with	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ.¶ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
disciples	μαθητῶν mathētōn	G3101	a learner · noun — genitive plural masculine

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Cross-references

Luke 21:37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
Luke 22:39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
Mark 11:11-12 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:1-12

The hour was now come that the captain of our salvation, who was to be made perfect by sufferings, should engage the enemy. We have here his entrance upon the encounter. The day of recompence is in his heart, and the year of his redeemed is come, and his own arm works the salvation, for he has no second. Let us turn aside now, and see this great sight. I. Our Lord Jesus, like a bold champion, takes the field first (Joh 18:1, Joh 18:2): When he had spoken these words, preached the sermon, prayed his prayer, and so finished his testimony, he would lose no time, but went forth immediately out of the house, out of the city, by moon-light, for the passover was observed at the full moon, with his…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:2

Judas . . . knew the place, for Jesus ofttimes--see Joh 8:1; Luk 21:37. resorted thither with his disciples--The baseness of this abuse of knowledge in Judas, derived from admission to the closest privacies of his Master, is most touchingly conveyed here, though nothing beyond bare narrative is expressed. Jesus, however, knowing that in this spot Judas would expect to find Him, instead of avoiding it, hies Him thither, as a Lamb to the slaughter. "No man taketh My life from Me, but I lay it down of Myself" (Joh 10:18). Besides, the scene which was to fill up the little breathing-time, the awful interval, between the Supper and the Apprehension--like the "silence in heaven for about the spa…

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Adam Clarke on John 18:2

Judas - knew the place - As many had come from different quarters to celebrate the passover at Jerusalem, it could not be an easy matter to find lodging in the city: Jesus therefore chose to pass the night in the garden with his disciples which, from this verse, and from Luk 22:39, we find was his frequent custom, though he often lodged in Bethany. But, as he had supped in the city this evening, Judas took it for granted that he had not gone to Bethany, and therefore was to be met with in the garden; and, having given this information to the priests, they gave him some soldiers and others that he might be the better enabled to seize and bring him away.

The Church Fathers

(Tr. cxii) There the wolf in sheep's clothing, permitted by the deep counsel of the Master of the flock to go among the sheep, learned in what way to disperse the flock, and ensnare the Shepherd.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

"Judas also," he says, "who betrayed Him, knew the place; for Jesus oft-times resorted thither with His disciples." There, accordingly, the wolf, clad in a sheep's skin, and tolerated among the sheep by the profound counsel of the Father of the family, learned where he might opportunely scatter the slender flock, and lay his coveted snares for the Shepherd.
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 112

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Dictionary and topics

Gardens — Mentioned in Scripture, of Eden (Gen. 2:8, 9); Ahab’s garden of herbs (1 Kings 21:2); the royal garden (2 Kings 21:18); the royal garden at Susa (Esther 1:5); the garden of Joseph of Arimathea (John…
Gethsemane — Oil-press, the name of an olive-yard at the foot of the Mount of Olives, to which Jesus was wont to retire (Luke 22:39) with his disciples, and which is specially memorable as being the scene of his…
Torches — On the night of his betrayal, when our Lord was in the garden of Gethsemane, Judas, “having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and…
Gethsemane · Jesus betrayed in — Jesus betrayed in
Judas (Jude) · 22:47-49; — 22:47-49;
Traitor · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 18:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:2

Adam Clarke on John 18:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 18:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 18:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:2

Adam Clarke on John 18:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 18:2

John Calvin on John 18:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 18:1-40