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Luke 22:47 KJV
Luke · chapter 22 · verse 47
And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.Luke 22:47 · King James Version
Luke 22:47 in context
45And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
46And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
47And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
48But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
49When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- multitudeochlosa crowd, a casual collection of people, a multitude of men who have flocked together in…G3793 →
- beholdidoubehold, see, loG2400 →
- calledlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- twelvedōdekatwelve, the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminenceG1427 →
- beforeproerchomaito go forward, go on, to go before, to go before, precede, to go before, in the advance…G4281 →
- spakelaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
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Satan, finding himself baffled in his attempts to terrify our Lord Jesus, and so to put him out of the possession of his own soul, betakes himself (according to his usual method) to force and arms, and brings a party into the field to seize him, and Satan was in them. Here is, I. The marking of him by Judas.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 47-53