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Fell to the ground (επεσαν χαμα). Second aorist active indicative of πιπτω with first aorist ending (-αν). This recoil made them s…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
They went backward, etc. The cause of their withdrawing in this manner is not mentioned. Various things might have produced it.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
They went backward, and fell to the ground.—There is nothing in the narrative to suggest that our Lord exerted miraculous power to cause t…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Glossa Ordinaria: The Evangelist had shown how Judas had found the place where Christ was; now he relates how he went there. J…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The author has emphasized Jesus’ consciousness of surrounding circumstances and his own destiny (cf. Jn 6:64; 13:1, 3, 11, 18). He was not taken un…
John Gill
JohnGill
As soon then as he had said unto them I am he
Immediately upon his speaking these words, which were delivered with s…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Sin began in the garden of Eden; there the curse was pronounced, and there the Redeemer was promised. In a garden, that promised Seed entered into …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
1. Before His pa ion, as we saw above, our Lord prepared His disciples in many ways: teaching them by His example, comforting them with His …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson