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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And wheresoever he shall go in,.... Into whatsoever house he shall enter, go in after him: and say ye to the good man of the house; the owner, and master of it, who might be Nicodemus, or Joseph of Arimathea, or some man of note and wealth in Jerusalem, that might have some knowledge of Christ, and faith in him, though he did not openly profess...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he will show you a large upper room,.... A room in the highest part of the house, large enough for such a company, for thirteen persons, which was the number of Christ and his disciples: furnished and prepared; with a table, and a sufficient number of couches to sit, or lie upon, and with all proper vessels necessary on such an occasion: there...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And his disciples went forth,.... The two disciples, as the Arabic version has it, Peter and John, set out from Bethany to Jerusalem directly: and came into the city; the city of Jerusalem: and found as he had said unto them; a man bearing a pitcher of water, whom they followed to the house he went into, and addressed the master of the house, as...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. In the afternoon, as it is very reasonable to suppose, Christ set out from Bethany with the rest of the twelve, with the other nine, and came to Jerusalem; where they were joined by Judas, who had covenanted with the chief priests to betray him, and by Peter and John, who had been sent before to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And as they sat and did eat,.... Or "as they lay along"; for such was their posture at the eating of the passover; [See comments on Matthew 26:20]: Jesus said, verily I say unto you, one of you which eateth with me shall betray me; [See comments on Matthew 26:21].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they began to be sorrowful,.... And were so, all but Judas, at this saying of Christ's: and to say unto him, one by one; even till it came to Judas himself, is it I? that shall betray thee; and another said, is it I? This clause is wanting in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and in two of Beza's copies; and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he answered and said unto them,.... In order to relieve their minds, and point out the particular person: it is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish; just at that very instant; [See comments on Matthew 26:23].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The son of man indeed goeth,.... Out of this world by death, as it is written; both in the book of God's decrees, and in the Scriptures of the Old Testament; but woe to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed! whose sin will not be excused, nor lessened by fulfilling the decrees of God, and by accomplishing the prophecies of the Bible: good...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And as they did eat,.... The paschal lamb, and the unleavened bread, just at the conclusion of that feast: Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; beginning and instituting a new feast, to be kept in aftertimes, in commemoration of his sufferings and death, now near at hand; and gave to them, the disciples, and said, take, eat: the word eat...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. It was part of a meal. It was no celebration. It was no sacrifice, bloody or unbloody. It was simply a commemorative ceremony, of which he would now give them a specimen even before it became commemorative. “As they did eat,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks,.... Over it, and for it, by blessing it, and appropriating it to the present use and service: he gave it to them; his disciples, and they all drank of it; Judas, as well as the rest, as he bid them do; [See comments on Matthew 26:27].
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. There was no fear of their making the mistake, which had been made by Humanists, of taking these words literally, because Jesus Christ was sitting there. They could...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto them,.... Not after they had drank of it, but before, and as he gave it to them: this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many; in Matthew it is added, "for the remission of sins"; [See comments on Matthew 26:28].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Verily I say unto you,.... This seems, to have been said after the eating of the passover, according to Lu 22:18, but was, in reality, not till after the Lord's supper was ended, and the last cup was drank, which was wont to be drank at the passover: I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine; that is, wine, until that day that I drink it new;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. I cannot resist repeating the remark I have often made about that singing of a hymn. It seems to me such a grand, brave thing for the Saviour to sing...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when they had sung an hymn,.... The Hallell, used at the passover: they went out into the Mount of Olives; Christ, and eleven of his disciples; for Judas now separated from them, and went to the chief priests to acquaint them how things were, where Jesus was going, and where they might apprehend him; [See comments on Matthew 26:30].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus saith unto them,.... As they were going to the Mount of Olives. The Persic version reads, in this place; meaning the Mount of Olives, having got thither: all ye shall be offended because of me this night; [See comments on Matthew 26:31]; for it is written in Zechariah 13:7, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered:...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus saith unto them, As they walked along.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. What sweet comfort was there — as much as to say, “Though you are scattered, I will gather you. Though you forsake me, I will not forsake you. I will go...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. There was love in that utterance, and so far it was...