Matthew 26:48
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
KJV
ὁ δὲ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς σημεῖον λέγων· ὃν ἐὰν φιλήσω αὐτός ἐστιν· κρατήσατε αὐτόν.
Greek NT
Qui autem tradidit eum, dedit illis signum, dicens : Quemcumque osculatus fuero, ipse est, tenete eum.
Vulgate
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
ASV
And he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Hold him fast.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
κρατέω
krateo
verb · 47×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
παραδίδωμι
paradidomi
verb · 119×
σημεῖον
semeion
noun · 77×
φιλέω
phileo
verb · 25×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Sam 20:9 — And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
- Luke 22:48 — But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
- Mark 14:44 — And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
- Prov 27:6 — Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.