Matthew 26:48 meaning and explanation
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”
Matthew 26:48, Berean Standard Bible
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Judas has just arrived in Gethsemane with an armed crowd sent by the chief priests and elders. Since it was night and Jesus might be hard to identify, Judas gives the arresting party a prearranged sign: the one he kisses is the man to seize.
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