Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Matthew 26:22

"And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one, Is it I, Lord?" — Matthew 26:22 (ASV)

The Passover meal could not be eaten till after sundown; and for those living within Palestine, it had to be eaten inside Jerusalem or not at all. That is why we find Jesus reclining at a table in a room in the city “when evening came.” Once the meal began Jesus solemnly says, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray [GK 4140; cf. 26:2] me.” The disciples respond uniformly: one after another, as the enormity of the charge sinks in, each man asks, “Surely not I, Lord?”