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48 Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, “The one I kiss[a] is the man. Arrest him.”

49 So Judas[b] immediately went up to Jesus and said, “Hello, Rabbi!”[c] and kissed him tenderly.

50 Jesus asked him, “Friend, why are you here?”[d] Then the other men[e] surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:48 People customarily greeted their friends with a kiss.
  2. Matthew 26:49 Lit. he
  3. Matthew 26:49 Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher.
  4. Matthew 26:50 Or do what you came for
  5. Matthew 26:50 Lit. they