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Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, "Whoever I will kiss, that is he. Take him, and lead him away safely."
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A Deceptive Greeting
Commentators explain that Judas's kiss was a pre-arranged signal, or "token." This act was a profound betrayal because it twisted a customary sign of respect and affection between a disciple and his rabbi into an act of identification for arrest. In the darkness, it was a way to single out Jesus without arousing immediate suspicion.
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Token (συσσημον). A common word in the ancient Greek for a concerted signal according to agreement. It is here only in the New Tes…
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 prearranged means of identifying Jesus was for Judas to kiss him with a lingering kiss. Perhaps since it was dark the arresting party wanted to…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he that betrayed him has given them a token A common sign, in which they agreed; and so this same Greek word is …
Presbyterian
Because Christ did not appear as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed people's thoughts, affectio…
