Matthew 26:47
And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people.
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In Context
46Up, let us be going: see, he who gives me up is near.
48Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.
Cross References
Matthew 26:14Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,
Mark 14:43And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.
John 18:1When Jesus had said these words he went out with his disciples over the stream Kedron to a garden, into which he went with his disciples.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:37-47
The Agony in the Garden. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless… Read the whole commentary →