And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Sought opportunity (εζητε ευκαριαν). A good chance. Note imperfect tense. Judas went at his business and stuck to it.

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Sought opportunity to betray him. Luke adds, in the absence of the multitude. This was the chief difficulty: to deliver Him into …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him un…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Glossa Ordinaria: Having described the occasion of his treachery, the Evangelist proceeds to recount the manner of it.

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

In Judas’s view Jesus was acting less and less regal and more and more like a defeatist on his way to death. Judas may also have been smarting from…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him .
] Luke adds, "in the absence of the multitude", ([Reference…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There were only twelve called apostles, and one of them was like a devil; surely we must never expect any society to be quite pure on this side of …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

The Evangelist, having related the preparatory events for the Pa ion, here begins to discu Christ’s Pa ion, which is divided into two parts. First,…

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