Mateus 26

Mateus 26

Henry - Nothing can be a greater affront or grief to the Lord Jesus, than to be betrayed by those who profess to be his followers, and say that they love him. Many instances there are, of Christ's being betrayed by those who, under the form of godliness, fight against the power of it. Jesus here gave an illustrious example of his own rule of doing good to those that hate us, as afterwards he did of praying for those that despitefully use us. Corrupt nature warps our conduct to extremes; we should seek for the Lord's direction before we act in difficult circumstances. Christ was willing to wait for his triumphs till his warfare was accomplished, and we must be so too. But the hour and the power of darkness were short, and such the triumphs of the wicked always will be. NET NOTE - This remark is parenthetical within the narrative and has thus been placed in parentheses. Matthew 26:49 Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. Hail: Mt 27:29-30+ Mk 15:18+ Jn 19:3+ kissed him: Ge 27:26 1Sa 10:1+ 2Sa 20:9+ Pr 27:6 Mk 14:45,46+ Lu 7:45+ 1Th 5:26+ Related Passages: Matthew 27:29-30+ And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. Mark 15:18+ and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” John 19:3+ and they began to come up to Him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him slaps in the face. Mark 14:45+ After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him. Betrayed By A Kiss - Mt 26:48-49+ JESUS BETRAYED BY A JUDAS KISS Immediately(eutheos) Judas went to Jesus (Iesous) and said, “Hail (chairo - present imperative), Rabbi (rhabbi)!” - Judas' greeting of Jesus as Rabbi further highlights the depth of the traitor's hypocrisy, for Rabbi is transliterated from the Hebrew and literally means "my great one." It is used in the NT as a respectful term of address for a scribe or one recognized as an outstanding teacher of the law. Don't miss one of the most striking contrasts in the entire Bible - Judas' hypocritical betraying greeting of "Hail,Rabbi" set against Jesus' loving heartfelt greeting of "Friend!" And kissed (kataphileo) Him - Judas kissed Jesus affectionately, eagerly, or repeatedly, the verb kataphileo where kata is used to intensify, and phileo to kiss, which suggests Judas exaggerated the kiss which further emphasize the complete hypocrisy. A kiss was a frequent form of greeting in the oriental culture (1Sa 10:1+; 2Sa 19:39+; Lk 7:45+; Ro 16:16+; 1Pe 5:14+). Some note that tt was apparently the rabbi who normally bestowed the kiss on a disciple rather than the reverse. It is also notable that this is the only occurrence in the Gospels where such a kiss is exchanged between Jesus and His disciples. Together, the greeting of Hail, Rabbi and the kiss emphasize the utterly despicable nature of Judas’ betrayal (cf. 2Sa 20:9–10+). Marvin Vincent on the word kissed (kataphileo) - The same word is used of the tender caressing of the Lord’s feet by the woman in the Pharisee’s house (Luke 7:38+), of the father’s embrace of the returned prodigal (Luke 15:20+), and of the farewell of the Ephesian elders to Paul (Acts 20:37+).