Luke 22:47
And while he was speaking, lo, a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, came at their head. And he came up to Jesus, and kissed him. For he had given them this sign: Whom I shall kiss, he it is.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
46And he said to them: Why sleep ye? Arise, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
48Jesus said to him: Judas, is it with a kiss thou betrayest the Son of man?
Cross References
Mark 14:41And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. The end is near; the hour is come; and lo, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
John 18:2And Judas also, the betrayer, knew the place; because Jesus often there met with his disciples.
Matthew Henry on Luke 22:40-47
The Agony in the Garden. 39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in an agony he… Read the whole commentary →