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Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came -- and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.
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An Official Arrest
Commentators highlight that the crowd arresting Jesus was not a random mob. It was an official delegation sent by the Sanhedrin—the highest Jewish religious authority, consisting of chief priests, scribes, and elders. Their being armed with swords and clubs shows this was a planned, institutional rejection of Jesus.
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And the scribes (κα των γραμματεων). Mark adds this item while Joh 18:3 mentions "Pharisees." It was evidently a committee of the …
19th Century
Anglican
And immediately, while he yet spake.—See Notes on Matthew 26:47-50. Note the reappearance of St. Mark’s characteristic “i…
The fact that Judas is described as “one of the Twelve” (cf. v.20) keeps this tragic element of the story. Judas was accompanied by a crowd sent fr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And immediately, while he yet spoke The above words:
comes Judas one of the twelve …
Presbyterian
Because Christ did not appear as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed people's thoughts, affectio…
