Matthew 26:21-23

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Matthew 26:21 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
2. Matthew 26:21 tn Or “will hand me over.”
3. Matthew 26:22 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
4. Matthew 26:22 tn The participle λυπούμενοι (lupoumenoi) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.
5. Matthew 26:23 tn Grk “answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
6. Matthew 26:23 sn The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me. The point of Jesus’ comment here is not to identify the specific individual per se, but to indicate that it is one who was close to him—somebody whom no one would suspect. His comment serves to heighten the treachery of Judas’ betrayal.