Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 22:21

"But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table." — Luke 22:21 (ASV)

But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

This was a sad and solemn fact; yet it has often been so since that night. The nearer to Christ, the farther from him — so has it sometimes happened since. He who was in some respects the highest in the College of the Apostles became the lowest in the ranks of the children of perdition.

But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

Lamentable circumstance—sad index of what often still occurs!

The worst traitors to Christ are not outside, but inside the visible church; there they have the best opportunity for doing mischief; there they can give the unkindest cut of all. God grant that none of us may be among that miserable number!