The chief priests and scribes plot our Lord's destruction, Luk 22:1, Luk 22:2. Judas, at the instigation of the devil, betrays him, Luk 22:3-6. He eats his last supper with his disciples, Luk 22:7-18. Institutes the e…
1Estaba cerca la fiesta de los panes sin levadura, que se llama la pascua.
2Y los principales sacerdotes y los escribas buscaban cómo matarle; porque temían al pueblo.
3Y entró Satanás en Judas, por sobrenombre Iscariote, el cual era uno del número de los doce;
4y este fue y habló con los principales sacerdotes, y con los jefes de la guardia, de cómo se lo entregaría.
5Ellos se alegraron, y convinieron en darle dinero.
6Y él se comprometió, y buscaba una oportunidad para entregárselo a espaldas del pueblo.
7Llegó el día de los panes sin levadura, en el cual era necesario sacrificar el cordero de la pascua.
8Y Jesús envió a Pedro y a Juan, diciendo: Id, preparadnos la pascua para que la comamos.
9Ellos le dijeron: ¿Dónde quieres que la preparemos?
10Él les dijo: He aquí, al entrar en la ciudad os saldrá al encuentro un hombre que lleva un cántaro de agua; seguidle hasta la casa donde entrare,
11y decid al padre de familia de esa casa: El Maestro te dice: ¿Dónde está el aposento donde he de comer la pascua con mis discípulos?
12Entonces él os mostrará un gran aposento alto ya dispuesto; preparad allí.
13Fueron, pues, y hallaron como les había dicho; y prepararon la pascua.
14Cuando era la hora, se sentó a la mesa, y con él los apóstoles.
15Y les dijo: ¡Cuánto he deseado comer con vosotros esta pascua antes que padezca!
16Porque os digo que no la comeré más, hasta que se cumpla en el reino de Dios.
17Y habiendo tomado la copa, dio gracias, y dijo: Tomad esto, y repartidlo entre vosotros;
18porque os digo que no beberé más del fruto de la vid, hasta que el reino de Dios venga.
19Y tomó el pan y dio gracias, y lo partió y les dio, diciendo: Esto es mi cuerpo, que por vosotros es dado; haced esto en memoria de mí.
20De igual manera, después que hubo cenado, tomó la copa, diciendo: Esta copa es el nuevo pacto en mi sangre, que por vosotros se derrama.
21Mas he aquí, la mano del que me entrega está conmigo en la mesa.
22A la verdad el Hijo del Hombre va, según lo que está determinado; pero ¡ay de aquel hombre por quien es entregado!
23Entonces ellos comenzaron a discutir entre sí, quién de ellos sería el que había de hacer esto.
24Hubo también entre ellos una disputa sobre quién de ellos sería el mayor.
25Pero él les dijo: Los reyes de las naciones se enseñorean de ellas, y los que sobre ellas tienen autoridad son llamados bienhechores;
26mas no así vosotros, sino sea el mayor entre vosotros como el más joven, y el que dirige, como el que sirve.
27Porque, ¿cuál es mayor, el que se sienta a la mesa, o el que sirve? ¿No es el que se sienta a la mesa? Mas yo estoy entre vosotros como el que sirve.
28Pero vosotros sois los que habéis permanecido conmigo en mis pruebas.
29Yo, pues, os asigno un reino, como mi Padre me lo asignó a mí,
30para que comáis y bebáis a mi mesa en mi reino, y os sentéis en tronos juzgando a las doce tribus de Israel.
31Dijo también el Señor: Simón, Simón, he aquí Satanás os ha pedido para zarandearos como a trigo;
32pero yo he rogado por ti, que tu fe no falte; y tú, una vez vuelto, confirma a tus hermanos.
33Él le dijo: Señor, dispuesto estoy a ir contigo no solo a la cárcel, sino también a la muerte.
34Y él le dijo: Pedro, te digo que el gallo no cantará hoy antes que tú niegues tres veces que me conoces.
35Y a ellos dijo: Cuando os envié sin bolsa, sin alforja, y sin calzado, ¿os faltó algo? Ellos dijeron: Nada.
36Y les dijo: Pues ahora, el que tiene bolsa, tómela, y también la alforja; y el que no tiene espada, venda su capa y compre una.
37Porque os digo que es necesario que se cumpla todavía en mí aquello que está escrito: Y fue contado con los inicuos; porque lo que está escrito de mí, tiene cumplimiento.
38Entonces ellos dijeron: Señor, aquí hay dos espadas. Y él les dijo: Basta.
39Y saliendo, se fue, como solía, al monte de los Olivos; y sus discípulos también le siguieron.
40Cuando llegó a aquel lugar, les dijo: Orad que no entréis en tentación.
41Y él se apartó de ellos a distancia como de un tiro de piedra; y puesto de rodillas oró,
42diciendo: Padre, si quieres, pasa de mí esta copa; pero no se haga mi voluntad, sino la tuya.
43Y se le apareció un ángel del cielo para fortalecerle.
44Y estando en agonía, oraba más intensamente; y era su sudor como grandes gotas de sangre que caían hasta la tierra.
45Cuando se levantó de la oración, y vino a sus discípulos, los halló durmiendo a causa de la tristeza;
46y les dijo: ¿Por qué dormís? Levantaos, y orad para que no entréis en tentación.
47Mientras él aún hablaba, se presentó una turba; y el que se llamaba Judas, uno de los doce, iba al frente de ellos; y se acercó hasta Jesús para besarle.
48Entonces Jesús le dijo: Judas, ¿con un beso entregas al Hijo del Hombre?
49Viendo los que estaban con él lo que había de acontecer, le dijeron: Señor, ¿heriremos a espada?
50Y uno de ellos hirió a un siervo del sumo sacerdote, y le cortó la oreja derecha.
51Entonces respondiendo Jesús, dijo: Basta ya; dejad. Y tocando su oreja, le sanó.
52Y Jesús dijo a los principales sacerdotes, a los jefes de la guardia del templo y a los ancianos, que habían venido contra él: ¿Como contra un ladrón habéis salido con espadas y palos?
53Habiendo estado con vosotros cada día en el templo, no extendisteis las manos contra mí; mas esta es vuestra hora, y la potestad de las tinieblas.
54Y prendiéndole, le llevaron, y le condujeron a casa del sumo sacerdote. Y Pedro le seguía de lejos.
55Y habiendo ellos encendido fuego en medio del patio, se sentaron alrededor; y Pedro se sentó también entre ellos.
56Pero una criada, al verle sentado al fuego, se fijó en él, y dijo: También este estaba con él.
57Pero él lo negó, diciendo: Mujer, no lo conozco.
58Un poco después, viéndole otro, dijo: Tú también eres de ellos. Y Pedro dijo: Hombre, no lo soy.
59Como una hora después, otro afirmaba, diciendo: Verdaderamente también este estaba con él, porque es galileo.
60Y Pedro dijo: Hombre, no sé lo que dices. Y en seguida, mientras él todavía hablaba, el gallo cantó.
61Entonces, vuelto el Señor, miró a Pedro; y Pedro se acordó de la palabra del Señor, que le había dicho: Antes que el gallo cante, me negarás tres veces.
62Y Pedro, saliendo fuera, lloró amargamente.
63Y los hombres que custodiaban a Jesús se burlaban de él y le golpeaban;
64y vendándole los ojos, le golpeaban el rostro, y le preguntaban, diciendo: Profetiza, ¿quién es el que te golpeó?
65Y decían otras muchas cosas injuriándole.
66Cuando era de día, se juntaron los ancianos del pueblo, los principales sacerdotes y los escribas, y le trajeron al concilio, diciendo:
67¿Eres tú el Cristo? Dínoslo. Y les dijo: Si os lo dijere, no creeréis;
68y también si os preguntare, no me responderéis, ni me soltaréis.
69Pero desde ahora el Hijo del Hombre se sentará a la diestra del poder de Dios.
70Dijeron todos: ¿Luego eres tú el Hijo de Dios? Y él les dijo: Vosotros decís que lo soy.
71Entonces ellos dijeron: ¿Qué más testimonio necesitamos? porque nosotros mismos lo hemos oído de su boca.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. The feast of unleavened bread, etc. - See this largely explained, Exo 23:14 (note); Leviticus 23:…
The feast of unleavened bread, etc. - See this largely explained, Exo 23:14 (note); Leviticus 23:2-40 (note), and on Mat 26:2 (note).
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Versículo 2
II. They feared the people - The great mass of the people seem to have been convinced that Christ was…
They feared the people - The great mass of the people seem to have been convinced that Christ was at least a prophet sent from God; and it is likely they kept steady in their attachment to him. The multitude, who are represented as clamouring for his blood at the crucifixion, appear to have been a mere mob, formed out of the creatures of the chief priests and Pharisees.
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Versículo 3
III. Then entered Satan into Judas - The devil filled the heart of Judas with avarice; and that infamo…
Then entered Satan into Judas - The devil filled the heart of Judas with avarice; and that infamous passion led him to commit the crime here specified. This at once accounts for the whole of this most unprincipled and unnatural transaction. None but a devil, or he who is possessed by one, could have been guilty of it: - let the living lay this to heart. A minister of the Gospel, who is a lover of money, is constantly betraying the interests of Christ. He cannot serve two masters; and while his heart is possessed with the love of self, the love of God and zeal for perishing souls cannot dwell in him. What Satan could not do by the envy and malice of the high priests and Pharisees, he effects by Judas, a false and fallen minister of the Gospel of God. None are so dangerous to the interests of Christianity as persons of this stamp.
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Versículo 4
IV. And captains - Among the priests who were in waiting at the temple, some were appointed φυλακες, …
And captains - Among the priests who were in waiting at the temple, some were appointed φυλακες, for a guard to the temple; and over these were Ϛρατηγοι commanding officers: both sorts are mentioned by Josephus, War, b. vi. c. 5. s. 3. Bp. Pearce, See another sense of captains, in the note on Mat 27:65 (note). Dr. Lightfoot supposes these to have been the captains over the watches; for in three places the priests kept watch and ward in the temple, viz. in Beth Abtenes, in Beth Nitsots, and in Beth Mokad. The Levites also in twenty-one places more, Middoth, chap. i. Though these watches consisted of several persons in each, there was one set over them, as the captain or head of that watch. He thinks that Matthew, Mat 27:65, refers to one of these: Ye have a watch of your own; let some of them be sent to guard the sepulchre. The captain of the temple, he supposes to have been the chief or head of all these watches; and thus he was captain of the captains. In the same Talmudical tract it is said, The ruler of the mountain of the temple (i.e. captain of the temple) takes his walks through every watch with torches lighted before him: if he found any upon the watch, that was not standing on his feet, he said, Peace be with thee: but if he found him sleeping, he struck him with a stick, and he might also burn his clothes. And when it was said by others, What noise is that in the court? the answer was, It is the noise of a Levite under correction, whose garments they are burning, because he slept upon his watch. This custom casts light on Rev 16:15 : Behold, I come as a thief: blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. It is easy to distinguish this captain of the mountain of the temple from the ruler of the temple, or sagan: the former presided over the guards; the latter over the whole service of the temple. We have them both distinguished, Act 4:1 : there is the captain of the temple; and Annas, who was the sagan. See Lightfoot.
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Versículo 5
V. They - covenanted to give him money - Matthew says thirty pieces, or staters, of silver, about 4.…
They - covenanted to give him money - Matthew says thirty pieces, or staters, of silver, about 4. 10s. English, the common price of the meanest slave. See the note on Mat 26:15.
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Versículo 6
VI. And he promised - That is, to do it - εξωμολογησε: or, He accepted the proposal. See Wakefield.
And he promised - That is, to do it - εξωμολογησε: or, He accepted the proposal. See Wakefield.
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Versículo 7
VII. The passover - Πασχα, Luk 22:1, is the name of the festival; το πασχα here is supposed to be the …
The passover - Πασχα, Luk 22:1, is the name of the festival; το πασχα here is supposed to be the name of that on which they feasted, viz. the sacrificed paschal lamb. But see the notes on Matthew 26 (note), and especially the observations at the end of that chapter, (Mat 26:75 (note)).
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Versículo 8
VIII. He sent Peter and John, etc. - See the subject of these verses largely explained on Mat 26:17-19 …
He sent Peter and John, etc. - See the subject of these verses largely explained on Mat 26:17-19 (note), and Mar 14:13, Mar 14:15 (note).
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Versículo 14
IX. And when the hour was come - That is, the evening. See Mat 26:20, and Mar 14:17.
And when the hour was come - That is, the evening. See Mat 26:20, and Mar 14:17.
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Versículo 15
X. With desire I have desired - A Hebraism for, I have desired most earnestly. Our Lord's meaning se…
With desire I have desired - A Hebraism for, I have desired most earnestly. Our Lord's meaning seems to be, that, having purposed to redeem a lost world by his blood, he ardently longed for the time in which he was to offer himself up. Such love did the holy Jesus bear to the human race. This eucharistic passover was celebrated once, by way of anticipation, before the bloody sacrifice of the victim of salvation, and before the deliverance it was appointed to commemorate; as the figurative passover had been likewise once celebrated before the going out of Egypt, and the deliverance of God's chosen people. Quesnel.
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Versículo 16
XI. Until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God - That is, until that of which the passover is a type…
Until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God - That is, until that of which the passover is a type is fulfilled in my death, through which the kingdom of God, or of heaven, (See Mat 3:2), shall be established among men.
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Versículo 17
XII. He took the cup - This was not the sacramental cup, for that was taken after supper, Luk 22:20, b…
He took the cup - This was not the sacramental cup, for that was taken after supper, Luk 22:20, but was the cup which was ordinarily taken before supper.
Divide it among yourselves - Pass the cup from one to another; thus the cup which Christ gave to the first person on his right hand continued to be handed from one to another, till it came to the last person on his left.
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Versículo 18
XIII. I will not drink of the fruit of the vine - That is, before the time of another passover, the Hol…
I will not drink of the fruit of the vine - That is, before the time of another passover, the Holy Ghost shall descend, the Gospel of the kingdom be established, and the sacramental supper shall take place of the paschal lamb; for in a few hours his crucifixion was to take place. See on Mat 26:29 (note).
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Versículo 19
XIV. Took bread - See the nature and design of the Lord's Supper explained in the notes on Mat 26:26-2…
Took bread - See the nature and design of the Lord's Supper explained in the notes on Mat 26:26-29 (note).
This do in remembrance of me - That the Jews, in eating the passover, did it to represent the sufferings of the Messiah, as evident from the tract Pesachim, fol. 119, quoted by Schoettgen.
Why do we call this the great hallel? (i.e. the hymn composed of several psalms, which they sung after the paschal supper). Ans. Because in it these five things are contained:
1. The exodus from Egypt.
2. The dividing of the Red Sea.
3. The promulgation of the law.
4. The resurrection of the dead. And,
5. The sufferings of the Messiah.
The first is referred to, Psa 114:1, When Israel went out of Egypt, etc.
The second in Psa 114:3, The sea saw it and fled.
The third in Psa 114:4, The mountains skipped like rams, etc.
The fourth in Psa 116:9, I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
The fifth in Psa 115:1, Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory; for thy mercy and thy truth's sake. See the note on Mat 26:30.
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Versículo 20
XV. This cup is the new testament in my blood - Perhaps it might be better to paraphrase the passage …
This cup is the new testament in my blood - Perhaps it might be better to paraphrase the passage thus: This cup which is poured out for you, signifies the blood of the new covenant, which is shortly to be ratified in (or by) the shedding of my blood. Or, This cup is the new covenant, poured out for you with my blood: - that is, the paschal sacrifice and my sacrifice happen together. But see Kypke.
It does not appear that our Lord handed either the bread or the cup to each person; he gave it to him who was next to him, and, by handing it from one to another, they shared it among themselves, Luk 22:17. In this respect the present mode of administering the Lord's Supper is not strictly according to the original institution.
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Versículo 21
16. The hand of him that betrayeth me, etc. - What can be desired more, says Dr. Lightfoot, as a demo…
The hand of him that betrayeth me, etc. - What can be desired more, says Dr. Lightfoot, as a demonstration that Judas was present at the eucharist? And, whereas the contrary is endeavored to be proved out of John 13, nothing is made out of nothing; for there is not one syllable throughout that whole chapter of the paschal supper, but of a supper before the feast of the passover.
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Versículo 22
17. The Son of man goeth - That is, he is about to die, Απερχεσθαι, οιχεσθαι, abire, going, going awa…
The Son of man goeth - That is, he is about to die, Απερχεσθαι, οιχεσθαι, abire, going, going away, and departing, are used, by the best Greek and Latin writers, for death and dying. See Rosenmuller.
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Versículo 23
18. They began to inquire among themselves - See the notes on Mat 26:23, Mat 26:24.
They began to inquire among themselves - See the notes on Mat 26:23, Mat 26:24.
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Versículo 24
19. There was also a strife among them - There are two different instances of this sort of contention…
There was also a strife among them - There are two different instances of this sort of contention or strife mentioned by the evangelists, each of which was accompanied with very different circumstances; one by Matthew, in Mat 18:1, etc., by Mark, Mar 9:33, etc.; and by Luke, in Luk 9:46, etc. That contention cannot have been the same with this which is mentioned here. The other, related in Mat 20:20, etc., and Mar 10:35, etc., must be what Luke intended here to record; and this strife or contention was occasioned by the request which Zebedee's wife made to our Lord in favor of her sons, James and John; but, then, Luke has mentioned this very much out of the order of time, it having happened while our Lord and his disciples were on their way to Jerusalem: Mat 20:17; Mar 10:32. See Bp. Pearce.
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Versículo 25
20. Are called benefactors - The very Greek word used by the evangelist, ευεργεται, was the surname o…
Are called benefactors - The very Greek word used by the evangelist, ευεργεται, was the surname of some of the Ptolemies of Egypt; Ptolemy Euergetes, i.e. the Benefactor. It was a custom among the ancient Romans to distribute part of the lands which they had conquered on the frontiers of the empire to their soldiers; those who enjoyed such lands were called beneficiarii, beneficed persons; and the lands themselves were termed beneficia, benefices, as being held on the beneficence of the sovereign; and it is no wonder that such sovereigns, however tyrannical or oppressive they might have been in other respects, were termed benefactors by those who were thus dependent on their bounty.
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Versículo 26
21. Let him be as the younger - Dr. Lightfoot justly conjectures that Peter was the eldest of all the…
Let him be as the younger - Dr. Lightfoot justly conjectures that Peter was the eldest of all the disciples; and he supposes that the strife was kindled between him and the sons of Zebedee, James and John. These three disciples were those whom Christ had distinguished by peculiar marks of his favor; and therefore it is natural to conclude that the strife lay between these three, the two brothers and Peter. Shall we or Peter be at the head? Neither, says our Lord. Let him, Peter, who is chief (ὁ μειζων, the eldest) among you, be as, John, ὁ νεωτερος, the younger. The younger part of the disciples do not appear to have taken any part in this contention; and our Lord shows Peter, and the sons of Zebedee, that they must be as unambitious as the younger in order to be acknowledged as his disciples. Dr. Lightfoot thinks that Peter was the mover of this strife, and therefore our Lord rebukes him by name.
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Versículo 29
22. I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me - The Codex Alexandrinus, with …
I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me - The Codex Alexandrinus, with some other MSS., the later Syriac, and Origen, read in the first clause, διαθηκην, a covenant. I appoint unto you a Covenant, as my Father hath appointed unto me a kingdom: - Ye shall be ministers of the new covenant, as I am king in that spiritual kingdom to which it relates. This is a curious reading: but our Lord is probably to be understood as promising that they should get a kingdom - a state of blessedness, as he should get it - they must go through much tribulation in order to enter into the kingdom of God. So the Son of man suffered that he might enter into his glory: for the joy that was set before him, he endured the cross, and despised the shame, and is set down on the right hand of God.
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Versículo 30
23. Sit on thrones - See on Mat 19:28 (note). Marcion left the whole of this verse out, according to …
Sit on thrones - See on Mat 19:28 (note). Marcion left the whole of this verse out, according to Epiphanius: probably because he did not understand it.
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Versículo 31
24. Simon, Simon - When a name is thus repeated in the sacred writings, it appears to be always inten…
Simon, Simon - When a name is thus repeated in the sacred writings, it appears to be always intended as an expression of love, manifested by a warning voice. As if he had said, While thou and the others are contending for supremacy, Satan is endeavoring to destroy you all: but I have prayed for thee, as being in most danger.
Satan hath desired - you - That is, all the apostles, but particularly the three contenders: the plural pronoun, ὑμας, sufficiently proves that these words were not addressed to Peter alone. Satan had already got one, Judas; he had nearly got another, Peter; and he wished to have all. But we see by this that the devil cannot even tempt a man unless he receive permission. He desires to do all evil; he is permitted only to do some.
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Versículo 32
25. I have prayed for thee - From the natural forwardness and impetuosity of thy own spirit, thou wil…
I have prayed for thee - From the natural forwardness and impetuosity of thy own spirit, thou wilt be brought into the most imminent danger; but I have supplicated for thee, that thy faith may not utterly fail - εκλειπῃ, from εκ, out, and λειπω, I fail, to fall utterly or entirely off. Peter's faith did fail, but not utterly: he did fall, but he did not fall off, apostatize, or forsake his Master and his cause finally, as Judas did. Every body sees, from Peter's denial of his Lord, that his faith did fail, and his great courage too; and yet they read, in the common translation, that Christ prayed that it might not fail: can they then conceive that our Lord's prayer was heard? The translation which I have given above removes this embarrassment and apparent contradiction. It was certainly Peter's advantage that our Lord did pray for him; but it was not so much for his honor that he should stand in need of such a prayer, beyond all others. Lightfoot.
When thou art converted - Restored to a sense of thy folly and sin, and to me and my cause - establish these thy brethren. All the disciples forsook Jesus and fled, merely through fear of losing their lives; Peter, who continued for a while near him, denied his Master with oaths, and repeated this thrice: our Lord seems to intimate that, after this fall, Peter would become more cautious and circumspect than ever; and that he should become uncommonly strong in the faith, which was the case; and that, notwithstanding the baseness of his past conduct, he should be a proper instrument for strengthening the feeble minded, and supporting the weak. His two epistles to the persecuted Christians show how well he was qualified for this important work.
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Versículo 34
26. The cock shall not crow this day - Mat 26:34, and Mar 14:30, say, this night; both expressions ar…
The cock shall not crow this day - Mat 26:34, and Mar 14:30, say, this night; both expressions are right, because the Jewish day, of twenty-four hours, began with the evening, and ended at the evening of the following day. On Peter's denial, see the notes on Mat 26:31-35 (note).
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Versículo 35
27. When I sent you without purse - See the notes on Mat 10:9, Mat 10:10.
When I sent you without purse - See the notes on Mat 10:9, Mat 10:10.
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Versículo 36
28. He that hath no sword - Bishop Pearce supposes that the word μαχαιραν, sword, has been inserted h…
He that hath no sword - Bishop Pearce supposes that the word μαχαιραν, sword, has been inserted here from what is said in Luk 22:38, as it is evident our Lord never intended to make any resistance, or to suffer a sword to be used on the occasion; see Mat 26:52. The word stands rather oddly in the passage: the verse, translated in the order in which it stands, is as follows: And he who hath none, let him sell his garment and buy - a sword. Now it is plain that the verb πωλησατω, let him buy, may be referred to πηραν a scrip, in the former part of the verse: therefore if, according to the bishop's opinion, the word sword be omitted, the passage may be understood thus: "When I sent you out before, Luk 10:1, etc., I intended you to continue itinerants only for a few days, and to preach the Gospel only to your country-men; therefore you had but little need of a staff, purse, or scrip, as your journey was neither long, nor expensive; but now I am about to send you into all the world, to preach the Gospel to every creature; and, as ye shall be generally hated and persecuted for my sake, ye shall have need to make every prudent provision for your journey; and so necessary will it be for you to provide yourselves victuals, etc., for your passage through your inhospitable country, that, if any of you have no scrip or wallet, he should sell even his upper garment to provide one." Others, who are for retaining the word sword, think that it was a proverbial expression, intimating a time of great difficulty and danger, and that now the disciples had need to look to themselves, for his murderers were at hand. The reader will observe that these words were spoken to the disciples just before he went to the garden of Gethsemane, and that the danger was now so very near that there could be no time for any of them to go and sell his garment in order to purchase a sword to defend himself and his Master from the attack of the Jewish mob.
Judea was at this time, as we have already noticed, much infested by robbers: while our Lord was with his disciples, they were perfectly safe, being shielded by his miraculous power. Shortly they must go into every part of the land, and will need weapons to defend themselves against wild beasts, and to intimidate wicked men, who, if they found them totally defenceless, would not hesitate to make them their prey, or take away their life. However the matter may be understood, we may rest satisfied that these swords were neither to be considered as offensive weapons, nor instruments to propagate the truth. The genius and spirit of the Christian religion is equally against both. Perhaps, in this counsel of our Lord, he refers to the contention about supremacy: as if he had said, Instead of contending among yourselves about who shall be the greatest, ye have more need to unite yourselves against the common enemy, who are now at hand: this counsel was calculated to show them the necessity of union among themselves, as their enemies were both numerous and powerful.
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Versículo 37
29. Must yet be accomplished - Probably meaning that, though this prophecy did refer to some particul…
Must yet be accomplished - Probably meaning that, though this prophecy did refer to some particular matter in the time of the prophet, yet it farther (ετι) related to Christ, and could not have its complete accomplishment but in his crucifixion as a criminal.
For the things concerning me have an end - As if he had said, My work is now almost done; yours is only beginning; I am now about to be crucified and numbered with the transgressors; think what will be done to you, and what ought to be done by you; and then think if this be a time for you to be contending with each other. Lightfoot.
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Versículo 38
30. Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough - These words cannot be we…
Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough - These words cannot be well understood as being an answer to the supposed command of Christ, for every one who had no sword to go and sell his garment and buy one; for, in this case, they were not enough, or sufficient, as nine of the disciples must be without any instrument of defense; but they may be understood as pointing out the readiness and determination of Peter, and perhaps some others, to defend our Lord: Thou shalt not be treated as a transgressor; here are two swords, and we will fight for thee. In Luk 22:33, Peter had said, he was ready to go with Christ either to prison or death; which showed his strong resolution to stand by and defend his Master, even at the expense of his life. But, alas, he depended too much on himself!
It is enough. The meaning probably is, there is enough said on the subject; as immediately after this he entered into his agony.
I must here confess that the matter about the swords appear to me very obscure. I am afraid I do not understand it, and I know of none who does. Schoettgen and Lightfoot have said much on the subject; others have endeavored to get rid of the difficulty by translating μαχαιραν a knife, which was necessary on long journeys for providing forage and fuel; as they were to depend wholly on their own industry, under God, for all the necessaries of life, while going through the nations of the earth, preaching the Gospel to Jews and Gentiles. I cannot say which sense the reader should prefer.
31
Versículo 40
31. When he was at the place - Viz. Gethsemane. On this agony of our Lord see the notes on Mat 26:36-…
When he was at the place - Viz. Gethsemane. On this agony of our Lord see the notes on Mat 26:36-46 (note).
32
Versículo 43
32. There appeared an angel - from heaven - It was as necessary that the fullest evidence should be g…
There appeared an angel - from heaven - It was as necessary that the fullest evidence should be given, not only of our Lord's Divinity, but also of his humanity: his miracles sufficiently attested the former; his hunger, weariness, and agony in the garden, as well as his death and burial, were proofs of the latter. As man, he needs the assistance of an angel to support his body, worn down by fatigue and suffering. See at the end of Luk 22:44 (note).
33
Versículo 44
33. Prayed more earnestly - With greater emphasis and earnestness than usual, with strong crying and …
Prayed more earnestly - With greater emphasis and earnestness than usual, with strong crying and tears, Heb 5:7; the reason given for which is, that he was in an agony. Kypke well observes, Vox αγωνια summum animi angorem et dolorem indicat; et idem est, quod αδημονειν, Mat 26:37; Mar 14:34. "The word αγωνια (agony) points out the utmost anguish and grief of soul, and is of the same import with αδημονειν in Matthew and Mark." See the note on Mat 26:37.
Drops of blood - See the note on Mat 26:38. Some have thought that the meaning of the words is, that the sweat was so profuse that every drop was as large as a drop of blood, not that the sweat was blood itself: but this does not appear likely. There have been cases in which persons in a debilitated state of body, or through horror of soul, have had their sweat tinged with blood. Dr. Mead from Galen observes, Contingere interdum, poros ex multo aut fervido spiritu adeo dilatari, ut etiam exeat sanguis per eos, fiatque sudor sanguineus. "Cases sometimes happen in which, through mental pressure, the pores may be so dilated that the blood may issue from them; so that there may be a bloody sweat." And Bishop Pearce gives an instance from Thuanus (De Thou) of an Italian gentleman being so distressed with the fear of death that his body was covered with a bloody sweat. But it is fully evident that the fear of death could have no place in the mind of our blessed Lord. He was in the bloom of life, in perfect health, and had never suffered any thing from disease of any kind; this sweat was most assuredly produced by a preternatural cause. See at the end of the chapter.
34
Versículo 48
34. Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? - Dost thou attempt to kiss me as a friend, while thou…
Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? - Dost thou attempt to kiss me as a friend, while thou art delivering me up into the hands of my enemies? We need not wonder at all this, as Satan himself had entered into the heart of this traitor, see Luk 22:3; consequently we can expect nothing from him but what is fell, deceitful, and cruel.
35
Versículo 50
35. Cut off his right ear - See the note on Mat 26:51.
Cut off his right ear - See the note on Mat 26:51.
36
Versículo 51
36. Suffer ye thus far - Or, Suffer me to go thus far. As they had now a firm hold of Christ, Mat 26:…
Suffer ye thus far - Or, Suffer me to go thus far. As they had now a firm hold of Christ, Mat 26:50, he wished them to permit him to go as far as Malchus, whose ear was cut off, that he might heal it. See the objections brought against this interpretation answered by Kypke; and see the examples he produces. However, the words may be understood as an address to his disciples: Let them proceed; make no resistance; for in this way only are the Scriptures to be fulfilled.
37
Versículo 53
37. I was daily with you in the temple - Alluding to the four preceding days, during the whole of whi…
I was daily with you in the temple - Alluding to the four preceding days, during the whole of which he taught in the temple, see Luk 21:37, and Mat 21:17.
This is your hour, and the power of darkness - That is, the time in which you are permitted to unrein your malice; which ye could not do before, because God did not permit you; and so perfectly are ye under his control that neither you nor the prince of darkness can proceed a hair's breadth against me but through this permission: see at the end of the chapter. What a comfortable thought is it to the followers of Christ, that neither men nor demons can act against them but by the permission of their heavenly Father, and that he will not suffer any of those who trust in him to be tried above what they are able to bear, and will make the trial issue in their greater salvation, and in his glory!
38
Versículo 56
38. A certain maid beheld him - Or, Attentively beholding him, ατενισασα. And this she did by the hel…
A certain maid beheld him - Or, Attentively beholding him, ατενισασα. And this she did by the help of the light of the fire at which Peter sat.
39
Versículo 57
39. And he denied him - See the notes on Mat 26:58, Mat 26:69, etc.
And he denied him - See the notes on Mat 26:58, Mat 26:69, etc.
40
Versículo 61
40. The Lord turned, and looked upon Peter - See the note on Mat 26:75, where this delicate reproof i…
The Lord turned, and looked upon Peter - See the note on Mat 26:75, where this delicate reproof is particularly noted.
41
Versículo 62
41. And Peter went out - The word Peter is omitted by BDKLM, and many other good MSS., with some of t…
And Peter went out - The word Peter is omitted by BDKLM, and many other good MSS., with some of the ancient versions. Griesbach leaves it out of the text.
42
Versículo 63
42. Mocked him, and smote him - This and the following verses are placed by Matthew and Mark before t…
Mocked him, and smote him - This and the following verses are placed by Matthew and Mark before the relation of Peter's denial. For their explanation, see on Mat 26:67, Mat 26:68 (note).
43
Versículo 68
43. And if I also ask you - Concerning the Christ, in case ye cannot give me such an answer as may pr…
And if I also ask you - Concerning the Christ, in case ye cannot give me such an answer as may prove I am not the Christ, ye will not let me go; for I know ye are determined to put me to death.
44
Versículo 69
44. Hereafter - From this very time, απο του νυν. The kingdom of God is now going to be set up. See t…
Hereafter - From this very time, απο του νυν. The kingdom of God is now going to be set up. See the note on Mat 16:27, Mat 16:28.
45
Versículo 70
45. Art thou then the Son of God? - They all insisted on an answer to this question, and the high pri…
Art thou then the Son of God? - They all insisted on an answer to this question, and the high priest particularly put it to him, Mat 26:63.
46
Versículo 71
46. We ourselves have heard - We have heard him profess himself the Son of God; he is therefore guilt…
We ourselves have heard - We have heard him profess himself the Son of God; he is therefore guilty of blasphemy, and, as an impious pretender to a Divine mission, we must proceed against and condemn him to death. See the note on Mat 26:66. Thus they proceeded as far as they could; he must now be brought before Pilate, as the Jews had no power to put him to death. His trial before Pilate is related in the subsequent chapter.
On our Lord's agony in the garden, related in the 43d and 44th verses, much has been written, but to little purpose. The cause of this agony seems not to have been well understood; and there have been many wild conjectures concerning it. Some think it was occasioned by "the Divine wrath pressing in upon him; for, as he was bearing the sin of the world, God looked on and treated him as if he were a sinner." There is something very shocking in this supposition; and yet it is truly astonishing how general it is. The ministry of the angel, in this case, is a sufficient refutation of this opinion; for what sort of strength could an angel give Christ against God's indignation? Angelic strength could not enable him to bear either the sin of the world or God's wrath. If an angel could have succoured him in this, an angel might have made the whole atonement. Indeed, the ministry of the angel, who must have been sent from God, and sent in love too, is a full proof that God's wrath was not poured out on our blessed Redeemer at this time. Dr. Lightfoot conjectures that his conflict in the garden was with a devil, who appeared to him in a bodily shape, most horrible; and that it was through this apparition that he began to be sore amazed, and very heavy, Mar 14:33; for, as Satan assaulted the first Adam in a garden in a bodily shape, it is not unreasonable to conclude that in the same way he assaulted the second Adam in a garden. St. Luke tells us, Luk 4:13, that when the devil had finished all his temptations, he departed from him for a season: this season in the garden, probably, was the season, or fit opportunity, for him to return - the prince of this world came and found nothing in him, Joh 14:30. But, though there was nothing in the immaculate Jesus on which Satan could work, yet he might, as the doctor supposes, assume some horrible shape, in order to appal his mind, and shake his firmness; and the evangelist seems to intimate that he had desired to be permitted to try or sift the disciples in this way, see Luk 22:31; and it is probable that it is to some personal, horrid appearance, that the apostle alludes when he speaks of the messenger of Satan that buffeted him, Co2 12:7. The angel, therefore, from heaven, may be supposed to come against this angel from hell; and, as the one appeared to terrify, the other appeared to strengthen him. It was not necessary to exert the Divine power to crush this devil, and therefore an angel from heaven is sent to counteract his influence. This is the sum of Dr. Lightfoot's reasonings upon this very difficult subject.
Others suppose that, while our Lord was praying intensely in the garden, the extreme fervor of his application to God in the behalf of the poor deluded Jews, and in behalf of the world, was too much for his human nature to support; that he, in consequence, fell into a swoon, in which he had a Vision of an angel coming from heaven to strengthen him. Let these sentiments stand on their respective merits.
What renders this circumstance more difficult is, that there is no mention of it in any of the other evangelists: and it is worthy of remark that, among many of the ancients, the authenticity of these two verses, the 43d and 44th, has been doubted, and in consequence they are omitted in several MSS., and in some versions and fathers. The Codex Alexandrinus and the Codex Vaticanus, the two oldest MSS. in the world, omit both verses; in some other very ancient MSS. they stand with an asterisk before them, as a mark of dubiousness; and they are both wanting in the Coptic Fragments published by Dr. Ford. They are however extant in such a vast number of MSS., versions, and fathers, as to leave no doubt with most critics of their authenticity. After all that has been said, or perhaps can be said on this subject, there will remain mysteries which only the bright light of the eternal world can sufficiently illustrate. That Christ was now suffering, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, and that he was bearing in his body the punishment due to their sins, I have no doubt: and that the agony of his mind, in these vicarious sufferings, caused the effusion from his body, of the bloody sweat, may be easily credited without supposing him to be at all under the displeasure of his heavenly Father; for, as God can see nothing but as it is, he could not see him as a sinner who was purity itself. In every act, Jesus was that beloved Son in whom the Father was ever well pleased.
As to the angel strengthening him, probably no more is meant by it than a friendly sympathizing of one of those heavenly beings with their Lord in distress: this circumstance is the most difficult in the whole relation; but, understood thus, the difficulty is removed; for what strength could the highest angel in heaven afford to our blessed Lord in his atoning acts? Surely, none. The bare supposition is insupportable. But, if we allow that the angel came to sympathize with him during his passions the whole account will appear plain and consistent.
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Luke — Capítulo 22
The chief priests and scribes plot our Lord's destruction, Luk 22:1, Luk 22:2. Judas, at the instigation of the devil, betrays him, Luk 22:3-6. He eats his last supper with his disciples, Luk 22:7-18. Institutes the e…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Estaba cerca la fiesta de los panes sin levadura, que se llama la pascua.
2Y los principales sacerdotes y los escribas buscaban cómo matarle; porque temían al pueblo.
3Y entró Satanás en Judas, por sobrenombre Iscariote, el cual era uno del número de los doce;
4y este fue y habló con los principales sacerdotes, y con los jefes de la guardia, de cómo se lo entregaría.
5Ellos se alegraron, y convinieron en darle dinero.
6Y él se comprometió, y buscaba una oportunidad para entregárselo a espaldas del pueblo.
7Llegó el día de los panes sin levadura, en el cual era necesario sacrificar el cordero de la pascua.
8Y Jesús envió a Pedro y a Juan, diciendo: Id, preparadnos la pascua para que la comamos.
9Ellos le dijeron: ¿Dónde quieres que la preparemos?
10Él les dijo: He aquí, al entrar en la ciudad os saldrá al encuentro un hombre que lleva un cántaro de agua; seguidle hasta la casa donde entrare,
11y decid al padre de familia de esa casa: El Maestro te dice: ¿Dónde está el aposento donde he de comer la pascua con mis discípulos?
12Entonces él os mostrará un gran aposento alto ya dispuesto; preparad allí.
13Fueron, pues, y hallaron como les había dicho; y prepararon la pascua.
14Cuando era la hora, se sentó a la mesa, y con él los apóstoles.
15Y les dijo: ¡Cuánto he deseado comer con vosotros esta pascua antes que padezca!
16Porque os digo que no la comeré más, hasta que se cumpla en el reino de Dios.
17Y habiendo tomado la copa, dio gracias, y dijo: Tomad esto, y repartidlo entre vosotros;
18porque os digo que no beberé más del fruto de la vid, hasta que el reino de Dios venga.
19Y tomó el pan y dio gracias, y lo partió y les dio, diciendo: Esto es mi cuerpo, que por vosotros es dado; haced esto en memoria de mí.
20De igual manera, después que hubo cenado, tomó la copa, diciendo: Esta copa es el nuevo pacto en mi sangre, que por vosotros se derrama.
21Mas he aquí, la mano del que me entrega está conmigo en la mesa.
22A la verdad el Hijo del Hombre va, según lo que está determinado; pero ¡ay de aquel hombre por quien es entregado!
23Entonces ellos comenzaron a discutir entre sí, quién de ellos sería el que había de hacer esto.
24Hubo también entre ellos una disputa sobre quién de ellos sería el mayor.
25Pero él les dijo: Los reyes de las naciones se enseñorean de ellas, y los que sobre ellas tienen autoridad son llamados bienhechores;
26mas no así vosotros, sino sea el mayor entre vosotros como el más joven, y el que dirige, como el que sirve.
27Porque, ¿cuál es mayor, el que se sienta a la mesa, o el que sirve? ¿No es el que se sienta a la mesa? Mas yo estoy entre vosotros como el que sirve.
28Pero vosotros sois los que habéis permanecido conmigo en mis pruebas.
29Yo, pues, os asigno un reino, como mi Padre me lo asignó a mí,
30para que comáis y bebáis a mi mesa en mi reino, y os sentéis en tronos juzgando a las doce tribus de Israel.
31Dijo también el Señor: Simón, Simón, he aquí Satanás os ha pedido para zarandearos como a trigo;
32pero yo he rogado por ti, que tu fe no falte; y tú, una vez vuelto, confirma a tus hermanos.
33Él le dijo: Señor, dispuesto estoy a ir contigo no solo a la cárcel, sino también a la muerte.
34Y él le dijo: Pedro, te digo que el gallo no cantará hoy antes que tú niegues tres veces que me conoces.
35Y a ellos dijo: Cuando os envié sin bolsa, sin alforja, y sin calzado, ¿os faltó algo? Ellos dijeron: Nada.
36Y les dijo: Pues ahora, el que tiene bolsa, tómela, y también la alforja; y el que no tiene espada, venda su capa y compre una.
37Porque os digo que es necesario que se cumpla todavía en mí aquello que está escrito: Y fue contado con los inicuos; porque lo que está escrito de mí, tiene cumplimiento.
38Entonces ellos dijeron: Señor, aquí hay dos espadas. Y él les dijo: Basta.
39Y saliendo, se fue, como solía, al monte de los Olivos; y sus discípulos también le siguieron.
40Cuando llegó a aquel lugar, les dijo: Orad que no entréis en tentación.
41Y él se apartó de ellos a distancia como de un tiro de piedra; y puesto de rodillas oró,
42diciendo: Padre, si quieres, pasa de mí esta copa; pero no se haga mi voluntad, sino la tuya.
43Y se le apareció un ángel del cielo para fortalecerle.
44Y estando en agonía, oraba más intensamente; y era su sudor como grandes gotas de sangre que caían hasta la tierra.
45Cuando se levantó de la oración, y vino a sus discípulos, los halló durmiendo a causa de la tristeza;
46y les dijo: ¿Por qué dormís? Levantaos, y orad para que no entréis en tentación.
47Mientras él aún hablaba, se presentó una turba; y el que se llamaba Judas, uno de los doce, iba al frente de ellos; y se acercó hasta Jesús para besarle.
48Entonces Jesús le dijo: Judas, ¿con un beso entregas al Hijo del Hombre?
49Viendo los que estaban con él lo que había de acontecer, le dijeron: Señor, ¿heriremos a espada?
50Y uno de ellos hirió a un siervo del sumo sacerdote, y le cortó la oreja derecha.
51Entonces respondiendo Jesús, dijo: Basta ya; dejad. Y tocando su oreja, le sanó.
52Y Jesús dijo a los principales sacerdotes, a los jefes de la guardia del templo y a los ancianos, que habían venido contra él: ¿Como contra un ladrón habéis salido con espadas y palos?
53Habiendo estado con vosotros cada día en el templo, no extendisteis las manos contra mí; mas esta es vuestra hora, y la potestad de las tinieblas.
54Y prendiéndole, le llevaron, y le condujeron a casa del sumo sacerdote. Y Pedro le seguía de lejos.
55Y habiendo ellos encendido fuego en medio del patio, se sentaron alrededor; y Pedro se sentó también entre ellos.
56Pero una criada, al verle sentado al fuego, se fijó en él, y dijo: También este estaba con él.
57Pero él lo negó, diciendo: Mujer, no lo conozco.
58Un poco después, viéndole otro, dijo: Tú también eres de ellos. Y Pedro dijo: Hombre, no lo soy.
59Como una hora después, otro afirmaba, diciendo: Verdaderamente también este estaba con él, porque es galileo.
60Y Pedro dijo: Hombre, no sé lo que dices. Y en seguida, mientras él todavía hablaba, el gallo cantó.
61Entonces, vuelto el Señor, miró a Pedro; y Pedro se acordó de la palabra del Señor, que le había dicho: Antes que el gallo cante, me negarás tres veces.
62Y Pedro, saliendo fuera, lloró amargamente.
63Y los hombres que custodiaban a Jesús se burlaban de él y le golpeaban;
64y vendándole los ojos, le golpeaban el rostro, y le preguntaban, diciendo: Profetiza, ¿quién es el que te golpeó?
65Y decían otras muchas cosas injuriándole.
66Cuando era de día, se juntaron los ancianos del pueblo, los principales sacerdotes y los escribas, y le trajeron al concilio, diciendo:
67¿Eres tú el Cristo? Dínoslo. Y les dijo: Si os lo dijere, no creeréis;
68y también si os preguntare, no me responderéis, ni me soltaréis.
69Pero desde ahora el Hijo del Hombre se sentará a la diestra del poder de Dios.
70Dijeron todos: ¿Luego eres tú el Hijo de Dios? Y él les dijo: Vosotros decís que lo soy.
71Entonces ellos dijeron: ¿Qué más testimonio necesitamos? porque nosotros mismos lo hemos oído de su boca.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 1
I. The feast of unleavened bread, etc. - See this largely explained, Exo 23:14 (note); Leviticus 23:…
Versículo 2
II. They feared the people - The great mass of the people seem to have been convinced that Christ was…
Versículo 3
III. Then entered Satan into Judas - The devil filled the heart of Judas with avarice; and that infamo…
Versículo 4
IV. And captains - Among the priests who were in waiting at the temple, some were appointed φυλακες, …
Versículo 5
V. They - covenanted to give him money - Matthew says thirty pieces, or staters, of silver, about 4.…
Versículo 6
VI. And he promised - That is, to do it - εξωμολογησε: or, He accepted the proposal. See Wakefield.
Versículo 7
VII. The passover - Πασχα, Luk 22:1, is the name of the festival; το πασχα here is supposed to be the …
Versículo 8
VIII. He sent Peter and John, etc. - See the subject of these verses largely explained on Mat 26:17-19 …
Versículo 14
IX. And when the hour was come - That is, the evening. See Mat 26:20, and Mar 14:17.
Versículo 15
X. With desire I have desired - A Hebraism for, I have desired most earnestly. Our Lord's meaning se…
Versículo 16
XI. Until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God - That is, until that of which the passover is a type…
Versículo 17
XII. He took the cup - This was not the sacramental cup, for that was taken after supper, Luk 22:20, b…
Versículo 18
XIII. I will not drink of the fruit of the vine - That is, before the time of another passover, the Hol…
Versículo 19
XIV. Took bread - See the nature and design of the Lord's Supper explained in the notes on Mat 26:26-2…
Versículo 20
XV. This cup is the new testament in my blood - Perhaps it might be better to paraphrase the passage …
Versículo 21
16. The hand of him that betrayeth me, etc. - What can be desired more, says Dr. Lightfoot, as a demo…
Versículo 22
17. The Son of man goeth - That is, he is about to die, Απερχεσθαι, οιχεσθαι, abire, going, going awa…
Versículo 23
18. They began to inquire among themselves - See the notes on Mat 26:23, Mat 26:24.
Versículo 24
19. There was also a strife among them - There are two different instances of this sort of contention…
Versículo 25
20. Are called benefactors - The very Greek word used by the evangelist, ευεργεται, was the surname o…
Versículo 26
21. Let him be as the younger - Dr. Lightfoot justly conjectures that Peter was the eldest of all the…
Versículo 29
22. I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me - The Codex Alexandrinus, with …
Versículo 30
23. Sit on thrones - See on Mat 19:28 (note). Marcion left the whole of this verse out, according to …
Versículo 31
24. Simon, Simon - When a name is thus repeated in the sacred writings, it appears to be always inten…
Versículo 32
25. I have prayed for thee - From the natural forwardness and impetuosity of thy own spirit, thou wil…
Versículo 34
26. The cock shall not crow this day - Mat 26:34, and Mar 14:30, say, this night; both expressions ar…
Versículo 35
27. When I sent you without purse - See the notes on Mat 10:9, Mat 10:10.
Versículo 36
28. He that hath no sword - Bishop Pearce supposes that the word μαχαιραν, sword, has been inserted h…
Versículo 37
29. Must yet be accomplished - Probably meaning that, though this prophecy did refer to some particul…
Versículo 38
30. Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough - These words cannot be we…
Versículo 40
31. When he was at the place - Viz. Gethsemane. On this agony of our Lord see the notes on Mat 26:36-…
Versículo 43
32. There appeared an angel - from heaven - It was as necessary that the fullest evidence should be g…
Versículo 44
33. Prayed more earnestly - With greater emphasis and earnestness than usual, with strong crying and …
Versículo 48
34. Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? - Dost thou attempt to kiss me as a friend, while thou…
Versículo 50
35. Cut off his right ear - See the note on Mat 26:51.
Versículo 51
36. Suffer ye thus far - Or, Suffer me to go thus far. As they had now a firm hold of Christ, Mat 26:…
Versículo 53
37. I was daily with you in the temple - Alluding to the four preceding days, during the whole of whi…
Versículo 56
38. A certain maid beheld him - Or, Attentively beholding him, ατενισασα. And this she did by the hel…
Versículo 57
39. And he denied him - See the notes on Mat 26:58, Mat 26:69, etc.
Versículo 61
40. The Lord turned, and looked upon Peter - See the note on Mat 26:75, where this delicate reproof i…
Versículo 62
41. And Peter went out - The word Peter is omitted by BDKLM, and many other good MSS., with some of t…
Versículo 63
42. Mocked him, and smote him - This and the following verses are placed by Matthew and Mark before t…
Versículo 68
43. And if I also ask you - Concerning the Christ, in case ye cannot give me such an answer as may pr…
Versículo 69
44. Hereafter - From this very time, απο του νυν. The kingdom of God is now going to be set up. See t…
Versículo 70
45. Art thou then the Son of God? - They all insisted on an answer to this question, and the high pri…
Versículo 71
46. We ourselves have heard - We have heard him profess himself the Son of God; he is therefore guilt…