Luke 22:3-5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 22:4

Luke 22:4. And captains— The captains with whom Judas communed, are here and elsewhere called captains of the temple, (see Luke 22:52.) and are joined with the priests as their companions; a circumstance, which proves that they were Jews, and not heathens. See Acts 4:1. From David's time the priests and Levites kept watch, first in the tabernacle, and then in the temple, night and day, as appears from 2 Chronicles 8:14. The guards of priests were stationed at three places; but those of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:3

3. Then entered Satan, c.—but not yet in the full sense. The awful stages of it were these: (1) Covetousness being his master—passion, the Lord let it reveal itself and gather strength by entrusting him with "the bag" (John 12:6), as treasurer to Himself and the Twelve. (2) In the discharge of that most sacred trust he became "a thief," appropriating its contents from time to time to his own use. Satan, seeing this door into his heart standing wide open, determines to enter by it, but... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:5

5. money—"thirty pieces of silver" (Matthew 26:15); thirty shekels, the fine payable for man- or maid-servant accidentally killed (Exodus 21:32), and equal to between four and five pounds of our money—"a goodly price that I was priced at of them" (Exodus 21:32- :). (See on Exodus 21:32- :.) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:1-6

A. The plot to arrest Jesus 22:1-6This significant plot is the core around which several other incidents cluster. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:3-4

Only Luke and John mentioned Satan’s entering into Judas now (cf. John 13:2). Perhaps Luke wanted to clarify that Jesus’ death was due to more than just human scheming (cf. Acts 5:3; 1 Corinthians 2:8). It was part of a cosmic plan to destroy the God-man (cf. Luke 4:1-12). Ironically Satan’s participation in Jesus’ arrest led to his own downfall (cf. Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14). Luke also clarified Judas’ identity for his readers (cf. Luke 6:16) and noted Judas’ contact with the Jewish... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:3-6

2. Judas’ offer 22:3-6 (cf. Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11)Luke omitted the story of Jesus’ anointing in Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:2-8). He had already narrated a similar event that happened on another occasion (Luke 7:36-50). By his omission Luke allowed the story of the plot to arrest Jesus to flow more smoothly. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:5-6

Judas was as hypocritical as the religious leaders; he, too, sought to avoid arousing the people. The theme of joy in Luke now crops up again, but this time it is joy in Jesus’ enemies at the prospect of His fall. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 22:1-71

Treason of Judas. The Last Supper. The Agony in the Garden. Arrest of Jesus. The Jewish Trial1-6. Conspiracy of the chief priests. Treachery of Judas (Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:1-2, Mark 14:10-11). See on Mt. St. Luke omits the anointing at Bethany, because he has already recorded a similar incident (Luke 7:37).4. Captains] i.e. the Levitical guard or police of the Temple, not the Roman garrison of Jerusalem.7-13. Preparations for the Last Supper (Matthew 26:17; Mark 14:12). See... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 22:3-6

(3-6) Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot.—See Notes on Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11. St. Luke stands alone in the first three Gospels as thus describing the origin of the Traitor’s guilt. John 13:27 shows, however, that such a way of speaking had become common, though he places the “entrance” at a later stage. The use of the name Satan for the devil, as the author of the many forms of human evil, is, it need hardly be said, a prominent feature in St. Paul’s writings (1... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 22:4

(4) Chief priests and captains.—The latter term is used by St. Luke, and by him only in the New Testament, of the officers who presided over the Levite guardians of the Temple. Here and in Luke 22:52 it is used in the plural. In Acts 4:1; Acts 5:24, we read of “the captain of the Temple,” presumably the chief officer in command. Such was in earlier times Pashur, the “governor of the house of the Lord” (Jeremiah 20:1). As watchmen the Levite sentinels carried clubs, and would use them freely... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 22:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 22:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:1-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:3-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:3-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 22:5-6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 22:1-71

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 22:3-6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 22:4

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