Mark 14:44

Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely.”

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WEBBE

Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely.”

BSB

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”

KJV

And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

ASV

Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

BBE

Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely.

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δεδώκει dedōkei Had given G1325 δὲ de then G1161 ὁ ho the [one] G3588 παραδιδοὺς paradidous delivering up G3860 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 σύσσημον sussēmon a sign G4953 αὐτοῖς autois to them G846 λέγων legōn saying G3004 ὃν hon Whomever G3739 ἂν an maybe G302 φιλήσω philēsō I may kiss G5368 αὐτός autos He himself G846 ἐστιν estin is G1510 κρατήσατε kratēsate do seize G2902 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 καὶ kai and G2532 ἀπάγετε apagete do lead [him] away G520 ἀσφαλῶς asphalōs securely G806

The early church

(ubi sup.) But Judas had still something of the shame of a disciple, for he did not openly betray Him to his persecutors, but by the token of a kiss. Wherefore it goes on: And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
See how in his blindness he thought to deceive Christ by the kiss, so as to be looked upon by Him as His friend. But if thou wert a friend, Judas, how didst thou come with His enemies? But wickedness is ever without foresight. And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Judas gives the kiss as a token, with poisonous guile, just as Cain offered a crafty, reprobate sacrifice.
Pseudo-Jerome · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 43–52

Because Christ appeared not as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed men's thoughts, and affections, and aims to another world, therefore the Jewish rulers sought to destroy him. Peter wounded one of the band. It is easier to fight for Christ than to die for him. But there is a great difference between faulty disciples and hypocrites. The latter rashly and without thought call Christ Master, and express great affection for him, yet betray him to his enemies. Thus they hasten their own destruction.

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Matthew 26:48

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