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Matthew 26:48
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KJ21
Now he that betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He; hold Him fast.”
ASV
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
AMP
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
AMPC
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The One I shall kiss is the Man; seize Him.
BRG
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
CSB
His betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.”
CSBA
His betrayer had given them a sign: ‘The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.’
CEB
His betrayer had given them a sign: “Arrest the man I kiss.”
CJB
The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want — grab him!”
CEV
Judas had told them ahead of time, “Arrest the man I greet with a kiss.”
DARBY
Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is: seize him.
DLNT
Now the one handing Him over gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss is He. Seize Him”.
DRA
And he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, hold him fast.
ERV
Judas planned to do something to show them which one was Jesus. He said, “The one I kiss will be Jesus. Arrest him.”
EASY
Judas was ready to help the Jewish leaders to take hold of Jesus. Before this, he had told them, ‘I will kiss one of the men. You must take hold of that man.’
EHV
Now the betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him.”
ESV
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.”
ESVUK
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.”
EXB
Judas had planned to give them a ·signal [sign], saying, “The man I kiss is ·Jesus [the one]. ·Arrest [Seize] him.”
GNV
Now he that betrayed him, had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, lay hold on him.
GW
Now, the traitor had given them a signal. He said, “The one I kiss is the man you want. Arrest him!”
GNT
The traitor had given the crowd a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him!”
HCSB
His betrayer had given them a sign: “The One I kiss, He’s the One; arrest Him!”
ICB
Judas had planned to give them a signal. He had said, “The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him.”
ISV
Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him.”
PHILLIPS
And while the words were still on his lips, Judas, one of the twelve appeared with a great crowd armed with swords and staves, sent by the chief priests and Jewish elders. (The traitor himself had given them a sign, “The one I kiss will be the man. Get him!”)
JUB
Now he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast.
KJV
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
AKJV
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
LSB
Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
LEB
Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one. Arrest him!”
TLB
Judas had told them to arrest the man he greeted, for that would be the one they were after.
MSG
The words were barely out of his mouth when Judas (the one from the Twelve) showed up, and with him a gang from the high priests and religious leaders brandishing swords and clubs. The betrayer had worked out a sign with them: “The one I kiss, that’s the one—seize him.” He went straight to Jesus, greeted him, “How are you, Rabbi?” and kissed him.
MEV
Now he who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I shall kiss is the Man. Seize Him.”
MOUNCE
The · betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss, he is the one; seize him.”
NOG
Now, the traitor had given them a signal. He said, “The one I kiss is the man you want. Arrest him!”
NABRE
His betrayer had arranged a sign with them, saying, “The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him.”
NASB
Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign previously, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him.”
NASB1995
Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
NCB
Now his betrayer had agreed with them on a signal, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man. Arrest him.”
NCV
Judas had planned to give them a signal, saying, “The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him.”
NET
(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!”)
NIRV
Judas, who was going to hand Jesus over, had arranged a signal with them. “The one I kiss is the man,” he said. “Arrest him.”
NIV
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.”
NIVUK
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: ‘The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.’
NKJV
Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.”
NLV
The man who handed Jesus over gave the men something to look for. He said, “The One I kiss is the One you want. Take Him!”
NLT
The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.”
NMB
And he who betrayed him had arranged a sign, saying, Whomever I kiss, he is the one; lay hands on him.
NRSVA
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.’
NRSVACE
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.’
NRSVCE
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.”
NRSVUE
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.”
NTFE
The one who was intending to betray him gave them a sign: “The one I kiss—that’s him! Grab hold of him!”
OJB
Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, Whomever I may give the neshikah (kiss), he is the one. Chap (grab) him!
RGT
Now the one who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I shall kiss, that is Him. Take hold of Him.”
RSV
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him.”
RSVCE
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him.”
TLV
Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The One I kiss, He’s the One—seize Him!’
VOICE
And Judas, the one who intended to betray Him, had said to the elders and the chief priests that he would give them a sign. Judas Iscariot: I’ll greet Him with a kiss. And you will know that the one I kiss is the one you should arrest.
WEB
Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.”
WE
The man who was going to help them catch Jesus had told them that he would give them a sign. He said, `The man that I kiss is the one. Catch him and hold him.'
WYC
And he that betrayed him, gave to them a token, and said [saying], Whomever I shall kiss, he it is; hold ye him.
YLT
And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, `Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'
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