Matthew 26:21

And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
as	ἐσθιόντων esthiontōn	G2068	used only in certain tenses · verb — present active participle, genitive plural masculine
they	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
eat	ἐσθίω esthíō	G2068	used only in certain tenses
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Verily	ἀμὴν amēn	G281	properly · interjection — Hebrew
I say	λέγω legō	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
unto you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
one	εἷς heis	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular masculine
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
you	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
shall betray	παραδώσει paradōsei	G3860	to surrender · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
me	με. me	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person accusative singular

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Cross-references

John 13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray m…
John 6:70-71 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have…
Psalms 55:12-14 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;…
Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give…
Matthew 26:2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
Luke 22:21-23 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:21

And as they did eat,.... The passover lamb, the unleavened bread, and bitter herbs: he said it was usual, whilst they were thus engaged, to discourse much about the reason and design of this institution. What they talked of may be learnt from what follows (y): "it is an affirmative precept of the law, to declare the signs and wonders which were done to our fathers in Egypt, on the night of the fifteenth of Nisan, according to Exodus 13:3, "remember this day", &c. and from whence on the night of the fifteenth? from Exodus 13:8, "and thou shalt show thy son", &c. at the time that the unleavened bread, and bitter herbs lie before thee. And though he has no son, or though they are wise, and gro…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:21-25

Matthew 26:21-25 Matthew 26:21-25 Mark 14:18-21 Luke 22:15-16,21-23 21. And while they were eating, he said, Verily I tell you, That one of you will betray me. 22. And they became exceedingly sorrowful, and began every one of them to say to him, Lord, is it I? 23. But he answering said, He who hath dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me. 24. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born. 25. And Judas, who betrayed him, answering, said, Rabbi is it I? [181] He said to him, Thou hast said it. 18. And while they were sitting at table and eating, Jesus sa…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:18

My time: The Messiah would now complete the work for which he was commissioned, to die for the sins of the world.

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The Church Fathers

The Lord had above foretold His Passion, He now foretels who is to be the traitor; thus giving him place of repentance, when he should see that his thoughts and the secret designs of his heart were known.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Serm. 58.3.) He shows that the conscience of His betrayer was known to Him, not meeting his wickedness with a harsh and open rebuke, that penitence might find a readier way to one who had not been disgraced by public dismissal.
— Leo the Great ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 21.) And while they were eating, he said: Amen I say to you: that one of you will betray me. He who had foretold of his passion also predicts the traitor, giving him an opportunity for repentance, so that when he understands his own thoughts and hidden plans, he may repent of his actions, and yet he does not specifically identify him, so that he may not be openly accused and become more shameless. He attributes the crime to a number, so that the guilty party may repent.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

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Dictionary and topics

Eucharist (The Lord’s Supper) · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Judas (Jude) · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning

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).