Matthew 26:49-51

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⁴⁹Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings (rejoice), Rabbi!” And he ^[a]kissed Him [in a deliberate act of betrayal]. ⁵⁰Jesus said to Judas, “Friend, do what you came for.” Then they came and seized Jesus and arrested Him.

⁵¹And ^[b]one of those who were with Jesus reached out and drew his sword, and struck [Malchus] the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.^(A)

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Footnotes

Matthew 26:49 A kiss on either the hand or cheek was usually an act of homage and a common gesture of greeting and reverence given to a rabbi by his disciples, but done here to identify Jesus.
Matthew 26:51 John identified this “one” as Peter.