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NASB | Matthew 26:48 Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 26:48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him." |
Bible Question: I tried to search for this question before asking, but couldn't seem to narrow it down. It is recorded that Judas Iscariot betrayed our Lord with a kiss. My question is, why did Jesus' persecutors need Judas' services? Didn't the soldiers know who Jesus was without the kiss of Judas? Jesus had been in the temple, preaching and accusing the pharisees of being hypocrites. He overturned the money changers. I'm sure his face would be remembered in Jerusalem. My only thoughts are that Judas led the soldiers to the garden where they could locate Jesus, but even then, the signal of the kiss was relied on to arrest the "correct" one. |
Bible Answer: Hi, SpreadWord; Perhaps when Judas arranged to betray Jesus, they didn't know whether any Jewish officials would accompany the Roman soldiers. So they made sure that Jesus could be identified either way. Of course, as I'm sure you know, the gospels don't agree on whether or not Judas actually did kiss Jesus: 'Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed him' (Matthew 26:35; Mark is similar) 'While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" When Jesus' followers saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?"' (Luke 22:47-48) John makes no mention of a kiss at all. (John 18:2-8) Don't know what to make of that.... Peace and grace, Steve |
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