Matthew 26:49
King James Version (KJV)
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
Translations
Matthew 26:49 - Amplified Bible
And he came up to Jesus at once and said, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), Master! And he with [pretended] warmth and devotion.
Matthew 26:49 - American Standard Version
And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him.
Matthew 26:49 - Bible in Basic English
And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.
Matthew 26:49 - Darby Bible
And immediately coming up to Jesus he said, Hail, Rabbi, and covered him with kisses.
Matthew 26:49 - English Standard Version
And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
Matthew 26:49 - King James Version
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
Matthew 26:49 - La Biblia de las Americas
Y enseguida se acercò a Jesùs y dijo: ¡Salve, Rabì! Y le besò.
Matthew 26:49 - The Message
Matthew 26:49 - New American Standard Bible
Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
Matthew 26:49 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Enseguida se acercò a Jesùs y dijo: "¡Salve, Rabì!" Y Lo besò.
Matthew 26:49 - World English Bible
Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed him.
Matthew 26:49 - Young's Living Translation
and immediately, having come to Jesus, he said, `Hail, Rabbi,` and kissed him;
Matthew 26:49 - Additional Comments
Judas addresses Jesus as "Rabbi", meaning teacher. The other regularly addressed Jesus as "Lord" (Matt 26:22, John 21:7). He did not realize Jesus was the Messiah, or what that meant.
About Judas:
The betrayal of Jesus by Judas was an event foretold in the Old Testament (John 13:18, Psalm 41:9).
Judas is introduced by Matthew (Matt 10:4) as the one who betrayed Jesus.
The betrayal of Judas did not come by some kind of momentary departure from his normal self. From the beginning of Jesus' ministry, Judas was self-seeking.
1. Judas was never a true believer.
* Jesus knew about it from the beginning of His ministry that Judas was an unbeliever and would betray Him (John 6:64, John 6:70-71, John 13:10-11).
* Judas never really grasped who Jesus was. When Jesus announced during the Passover meal that one of the twelve would betray him, the eleven all responded, "Surely not I, Lord?" (Matthew 26:22). But when Judas spoke to the Savior, he said, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" (Matthew 26:25). This might be a subtle slip of the tongue, but nonetheless an indication of the condition of the heart of Judas.
* We see his remorse after the arrest, but he still doesn't seem to understand who Jesus is (Matt 27:3-5).
2. Judas was greedy.
* Judas was the treasurer, and would steal from their money (John 12:6, John 13:29).
* He was irritated by Mary's seemingly wasteful use of her expensive perfume to anoint Jesus. The truth was that he resented not being able to steal from the proceeds (John 12:4-6).
* In his dealings with the religious leaders, he asked, "What are you willing to give me to deliver Him up to you?" (Matthew 26:15).
3. Judas was ambitious and self-seeking.
* It was tradition to offer the first Matzo to the one in the seat of honor. Since Jesus gave Judas the bread, Judas was most likely sitting to the left of Jesus in the place of honor, during the last supper (John 13:26). The disciples has probably jockeyed for the best positions and the seat of honor (see Luke 22:24). It would seem that Judas had the seat of honor because he asserted himself most to get it.
Judas probably initially joined the group that followed Jesus expecting personal gain from it, especially if Jesus would be great among the Jews, and Judas was in the inner circle. The betrayal probably came because of not getting what he had come for. As Judas vision of what he would get from his relationship with Jesus eroded, he probably toyed more and more with the idea of selling Jesus out.
Satan was allowed to enter Judas probably because of Judas heart and character of Satan (John 6:70; 13:2,27, Isaiah 14:13-15).
The Responsibility for the Betrayal
* It was Judas heart and character that never accepted Jesus as Lord, and allowed Satan to enter. Satan didn't enter Judas until late in Jesus' ministry (John 13:2, 27). Satan was the one who gave Judas the idea of betrayal (not God!).
* The betrayal had long been predicted not because God caused it, but because He foreknew it (Acts 2:22-23), and allowed it to happen to accomplish His perfect plan. God utilizes the sins of men to accomplish His own purposes (Psalm 76:10).
For three plus years Judas listened to the best Bible teacher who ever walked this planet. He heard the truth not only preached, but also saw it perfectly lived-out in the Person of Jesus Christ. And yet he still chose to reject Christ.
Many won't believe, even if they got to be with Christ and see His miracles (Luke 6:7-11, Luke 8:35-37). We cannot go to church Sunday after Sunday thinking that our mere presence there will keep God pleased with us. We need to diligently put into practice what we learn from God's Word. Do not be hearers only, but doers of the Word (James 1:22).
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