Matthew 26:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 26:22

20 ^aWhen evening had come, He sat down with the twelve.

21 Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will ^abetray Me.”

22 And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”

23 He answered and said, ^a“He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.

24 The Son of Man indeed goes just ^aas it is written of Him, but ^bwoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^cIt would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

25 Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.”

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Matthew 26:20-25

Just as an aside before we turn to Luke, please note in verse 22 all the disciples addressed Christ as Lord, while in verse 25 Judas addressed Him as Rabbi. It is interesting because it gives us a sense of Judas' commitment. The others looked at Christ as one with supreme authority, while it indicates Judas' perspective did not fully see Christ as the Messiah who fulfilled all the prophecy of God's Word. Although this is surely something that needs a complete sermon by itself, perhaps the following cited section from a word study on "rabbi" might help put Judas' perspective on Jesus in view.

Excerpted from The Essence of Servant Leadership by Mark Schindler

Matthew 26:22-23

Back in Matthew 26:22, when he is talking about when the disciples responded, they said they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each one of them began to say, "Lord, is it I?" Then down in verse 25 when Judas responded, he said, "Rabbi, is it I?" I find it interesting.

In verse 22, the term Lord, is Strong's 2962, and it means supreme in authority, God, the Messiah. But for Judas, when he said Rabbi, that is Strong's 4461, which just means honorable teacher. Judas did not believe He was the Messiah. Judas could not see that Jesus was God.

Excerpted from Judas Iscariot by Ted E. Bowling

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