Matthew 26:21-23 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 26:17-25

We have here an account of Christ's keeping the passover. Being made under the law, he submitted to all the ordinances of it, and to this among the rest; it was kept in remembrance of Israel's deliverance out of Egypt, the birth-day of that people; it was a tradition of the Jews, that in the days of the Messiah they should be redeemed on the very day of their coming out of Egypt; and it was exactly fulfilled, for Christ died the day after the passover, in which day they began their march. I.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:21

And as they did eat ,.... The passover lamb, the unleavened bread, and bitter herbs: he said it was usual, whilst they were thus engaged, to discourse much about the reason and design of this institution. What they talked of may be learnt from what follows F25 Maimon. ib. c. 7. sect. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Vid. c. 8. 2, 3, 4, 5. & Haggadah Shel. Pesach. p. 5, 6, 7, 8. : "it is an affirmative precept of the law, to declare the signs and wonders which were done to our fathers in Egypt, on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:22

And they were exceeding sorrowful ,.... Partly that Christ should be betrayed at all, into the hands of his enemies, by whom they knew he would be ill used; and partly, that so vile an action should be done, by one from among themselves; and greatly, because they knew not, nor could not conceive, who of them could be guilty of such an horrid sin: and began everyone of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I ? excepting Judas, who afterwards spoke for himself. This they said, though conscious... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:23

And he answered and said ,.... In order to make them easy, and point out the betrayer to them, he that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me . This seems to refer to the dipping of the unleavened bread, or bitter herbs, both, into the sauce called "Charoseth", which the Jews F26 Bartenora in Misn. Pesach. c. 10. sect. 3. Vid. Maimon. & Yom Tob, in ib. & Piske Tos. Pesach. art. 322. say, "was made of figs, nuts, almonds, and other fruits; to which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:21

One of you shall betray me - Or, will deliver me up. Judas had already betrayed him, Matthew 26:15 , and he was now about to deliver him into the hands of the chief priests, according to the agreement he had made with them. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:22

They were exceeding sorrowful - That is, the eleven who were innocent; and the hypocritical traitor, Judas, endeavored to put on the appearance of sorrow. Strange! Did he not know that Christ knew the secrets of his soul! Or had his love of money so far blinded him, as to render him incapable of discerning even this, with which he had been before so well acquainted? read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:23

He that dippeth his hand - As the Jews ate the passover a whole family together, it was not convenient for them all to dip their bread in the same dish; they therefore had several little dishes or plates, in which was the juice of the bitter herbs, mentioned Exodus 12:8 , on different parts of the table; and those who were nigh one of these, dipped their bread in it. As Judas is represented as dipping in the same dish with Christ, it shows that he was either near or opposite to him. If... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:21

Verse 21 Matthew 26:21.One of you will betray me. To render the treachery of Judas more detestable, he points out the aggravated baseness of it by this circumstance, that he was meditating the act of betraying him while he sat with him at the holy table. For if a stranger had done this, it would have been more easily endured; but that one of his intimate friends should form such a design, and — what is more — that, after having entered into an infamous bargain, he should be present at the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:22

Verse 22 22.They began every one of them to say to him. I do not think that the disciples were alarmed, as persons struck with terror are wont to give themselves uneasiness without any reason; but, abhorring the crime, they are desirous to clear themselves from the suspicion of it. It is, indeed, a mark of reverence, that when indirectly blamed, they do not reply angrily to their Master, but each person constitutes himself his own judge, (as the object which we ought chiefly to aim at is, to be... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:23

Verse 23 23.But he answering said. Christ, by his reply, neither removes their doubt, nor points out the person of Judas, but only confirms what he said a little before, that one of his friends sitting at the table is the traitor. And though they thought it hard to be left in suspense and perplexity for a time, that they might employ themselves in contemplating the atrocity of the crime, it was afterwards followed by another advantage, when they perceived that the prediction of the psalm was... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 26:17-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:23

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