The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

47 And while[a] he was still speaking, behold, Judas—one of the twelve—arrived, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one.[b] Arrest him!” 49 And he came up to Jesus immediately and[c] said, “Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:47 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was … speaking”)
  2. Matthew 26:48 *Here the predicate nominative (“the one”) is implied
  3. Matthew 26:49 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb