Matthew 26:48 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. “Gave them a sign”... That is, told them of a way by which they might know whom to apprehend to wit, by his kissing him. It was night. Jesus was, besides, probably personally unknown to the Romans, perhaps to the others also. Judas, therefore, being well acquainted with him, to prevent the possibility of mistake, agreed to designate him by one of the tokens of friendship. In this part of the world, it was not unusual to greet someone that you had great respect for with a kiss. Whether Judas did this as a cover up to the other disciples of what treacherous thing he had planned, or not, we do not know. This kiss was the kiss of death. It was dark, and they might not recognize Him at night. At any rate, even if these who came to get Jesus had never seen Him before, Judas would point Him out to them by kissing Him.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:32:35 +0000
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