49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” (A)and kissed Him.

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49 And immediately Judas went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, (A)Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

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49 Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings (rejoice), Rabbi!” And he [a]kissed Him [in a deliberate act of betrayal].

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:49 A kiss on either the hand or cheek was usually an act of homage and a common gesture of greeting and reverence given to a rabbi by his disciples, but done here to identify Jesus.

49 Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!”(A) and kissed him.

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49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

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