Luke 22:47

And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δέ dé	G1161	but
he	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
yet	Ἔτι Eti	G2089	"yet · adverb
spake	λαλοῦντος lalountos	G2980	to talk · verb — present active participle, genitive singular masculine
behold	ἰδοὺ idou	G2400	used as imperative lo! · interjection
multitude	ὄχλος, ochlos	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
that	ὁ ho	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular masculine
called	λεγόμενος legomenos	G3004	properly · verb — present passive participle, nominative singular masculine
Judas	Ἰούδας Ioudas	G2455	Judas (i.e. Jehudah) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
one	εἷς heis	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular masculine
twelve	δώδεκα dōdeka	G1427	two and ten · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
before	προήρχετο proērcheto	G4281	to go onward · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
near	ἤγγισεν ēngisen	G1448	to make near · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
kiss	φιλῆσαι philēsai	G5368	to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)) · verb — aorist active infinitive
him	αὐτόν. auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Mark 14:41-50 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man…
Matthew 26:45-56 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is b…
Mark 14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
Luke 22:3-6 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
John 18:2-11 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
Acts 1:16-18 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, w…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:47-53

Satan, finding himself baffled in his attempts to terrify our Lord Jesus, and so to put him out of the possession of his own soul, betakes himself (according to his usual method) to force and arms, and brings a party into the field to seize him, and Satan was in them. Here is, I. The marking of him by Judas. Here a numerous party appears, and Judas at the head of them, for he was guide to them that took Jesus; they knew not where to find him, but he brought them to the place: when they were there, they knew not which was he, but Judas told them that whomsoever he should kiss, that same was he; so he drew near to him to kiss him, according to the wonted freedom and familiarity to which our Lo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:40

the place--the Garden of Gethsemane, on the west or city side of the mount. Comparing all the accounts of this mysterious scene, the facts appear to be these: (1) He bade nine of the Twelve remain "here" while He went and prayed "yonder." (2) He "took the other three, Peter, James, and John, and began to be sore amazed [appalled], sorrowful, and very heavy [oppressed], and said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death"--"I feel as if nature would sink under this load, as if life were ebbing out, and death coming before its time"--"tarry ye here, and watch with Me"; not, "Witness for Me," but, "Bear Me company." It did Him good, it seems, to have them beside Him. (3) But soon even they…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 22:44

Prayed more earnestly - With greater emphasis and earnestness than usual, with strong crying and tears, Heb 5:7; the reason given for which is, that he was in an agony. Kypke well observes, Vox αγωνια summum animi angorem et dolorem indicat; et idem est, quod αδημονειν, Mat 26:37; Mar 14:34. "The word αγωνια (agony) points out the utmost anguish and grief of soul, and is of the same import with αδημονειν in Matthew and Mark." See the note on Mat 26:37. Drops of blood - See the note on Mat 26:38. Some have thought that the meaning of the words is, that the sweat was so profuse that every drop was as large as a drop of blood, not that the sweat was blood itself: but this does not appear likely…

The Church Fathers

The Christ of the prophets was destined, moreover, to be betrayed with a kiss, for He was the Son indeed of Him who was "honoured with the lips" by the people.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

He says, he that was called Judas, holding his name as it were in abhorrence; but adds, one of the twelve, to signify the enormity of the traitor. For he who had been honoured as an apostle became the cause of the murder of Christ.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And when He had done this thrice, while we out of despondency of mind were fallen asleep, He came and said: "The hour is come, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. And behold Judas, and with him a multitude of ungodly men," to whom he shows the signal by which he was to betray Him-a deceitful kiss. But they, when they had received the signal agreed on, took hold of the Lord; and having bound Him, they led Him to the house of Caiaphas the high priest...
— Apostolic Constitutions, Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book 5

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Dictionary and topics

Apostasy · . — .
Betrayal · Of Jesus — Of Jesus
Gethsemane · Jesus betrayed in — Jesus betrayed in
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
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).

Luke 22:47

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:47-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:40

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 22:47

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:47-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:40

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:44

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 22:47

John Calvin on Luke 22:47-48

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 22:47