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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Rise up let us go,.... To meet the enemy and the danger; for there is no escaping; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand; Judas, that he had hinted at supper should betray him, was now about doing it; and was just now coming upon him, in order to deliver him into the hands of the Jews, and the Roman band of soldiers; [See comments on Matthew 26:46].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And immediately, while he yet spake,.... The above words: cometh Judas one of the twelve: apostles of Christ, and which was an aggravation of his wickedness; the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic, versions add, "Iscariot"; and so it is read in one of Beza's copies. The Ethiopic version reads, "one of the ten", very wrongly: and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he that betrayed him had given them a token,.... A common sign, in which they agreed; and so this same Greek word is used by the Jews (c): "said R. Phinehas in the name of R. Reuben, did you ever see one man go out of the north, and another from the south, and meet each other, except they made, סימנא, "a common sign", between them.'' Such an...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And as soon as he was come,.... To the place where Jesus was: he goeth straightway to him; alone; as if he had nothing to do with the company behind, and as if he was his friend, and concerned for his safety: and saith, Master, Master; expressing great affection for him, and respect to him, by repeating this word. The Ethiopic version has it but...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they laid hands on him, and took him. After Christ had said to Judas, "friend, wherefore art thou come?" as in Matthew; and also, "Judas, betrayest thou the son of man with a kiss?" as in Lu 22:48; [See comments on Matthew 26:50].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And one of them that stood by,.... One of the disciples that stood by Jesus, as Judas was betraying him, and the soldiers were laying hold on him, Peter by name: drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear; his right ear; the servant's name was Malchus; [See comments on Matthew 26:51].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus answered and said unto them,.... To the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, that came with the band and officers, as appears from Lu 22:52. The Persic version reads, "to the multitude": are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and with staves, to take me? [See comments on Matthew 26:55].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I was daily with you in the temple,.... That is, for several days past; ever since he made his public entry into Jerusalem: teaching; the people, in a public manner: and ye took me not; did not attempt to lay hands on him, seize him, and carry him away; which he signifies might have been easily done; [See comments on Matthew 26:55]. But the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they all forsook him and fled. That is, his disciples, as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read; and who seem to have transcribed it from Matthew, and lest it should be thought, that the multitude whom Christ addressed, were intended.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And there followed him a certain young man,.... Some think this was John, the beloved disciple, and the youngest of the disciples; others, that it was James, the brother of our Lord; but he does not seem to be any of the disciples of Christ, since he is manifestly distinguished from them, who all forsook him and fled: some have thought, that he...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he left the linen cloth,.... "In their hands", so the Persic version renders it; just as Joseph left his garment in the hands of his mistress, Genesis 39:12; and fled from them naked; to the house from whence he came. The Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, leave out the words "from them".
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they led Jesus away to the high priest,.... Caiaphas, as is added in the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions. This was done, after they had took Jesus and bound, him, and after they had had him to Annas, who sent him bound to Caiaphas; see John 18:12; and with him, the high priest Caiaphas, were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Peter followed him afar off,.... And did another disciple, perhaps John; John 18:15, who having somewhat recovered themselves from their fright, turned back, and followed Jesus, and the company that led him away; keeping at some distance, that they might not be observed, and exposed to danger; and proceeded till they came to Jerusalem, and to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the chief priests, and all the council,.... Especially the former, who were of all most busy and active in this matter: sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; on which they were determined, right or wrong; in this they went contrary to one of their own canons, which runs thus (k): "in pecuniary causes, they begin either for...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For many bare false witness against him,.... The word "false", is not expressed in the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions: which only signify, that they bore witness against him, accused him of, and laid many things to his charge: but their witness agreed not together; which showed it to be false, and so not to be admitted; for witnesses were...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And there arose certain,.... Two false witnesses, as in Matthew 26:60, who stood up in court; for witnesses were obliged to stand, whilst they gave in their testimony: "says R. Bo, in the name of R. Hona, witnesses ought לעמוד, "to stand", whilst they bear witness; as it is said, Deuteronomy 19:17. "Both the men shall stand" (m), c.'' And bare...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
We heard him say,.... In a discourse of his, recorded in John 2:19: I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands; which was a very false testimony; for Christ did not say he would destroy any temple at all, only put the Jews on doing it; much less did he point at, or design the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But, neither so did their witness agree together. Their witness did agree together, for they both witnessed the same thing; but not so as to found upon it the charge of a capital crime against him; their witness was not so, ιση, "equal", was not answerable to their desires, nor sufficient to convict him of a capital crime, for which they could...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the high priest stood up in the midst,.... Of the sanhedrim, of which he was now president: he sat at the head of them, and Ab Beth Din, or the father of the council, at his right hand; and the rest of the council sat before him, in a semicircular form, as the half of a round corn floor, so that the president, and the father of the council,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But he held his peace, and answered nothing,.... Knowing it would be to no purpose, and signifying hereby, that the things alleged against him were unworthy of an answer: again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? The Vulgate Latin adds, "God": in Matthew it is "God" only, Matthew 26:63. This...