Luke 22 · Verse 48

Luke 22:48

But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Luke 22:48, King James Version

Luke 22:48 in other translations

BSBBut Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
WEBBut Jesus said to him, “Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
ASVBut Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
YLTand Jesus said to him, ‘Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?'
DARBYAnd Jesus said to him, Judas, deliverest thou up the Son of man with a kiss?
BBEBut Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?
WebsterBut Jesus said to him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

What does Luke 22:48 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 48. Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? By the Son of man was evidently meant the Messiah. Judas had had the most satisfactory evidence of that, and did not doubt it. A kiss was the sign of affection. By that slight artifice Judas thought to conceal his base purpose. Jesus with severity reproaches him for it. Every word is emphatic. Betrayest thou--dost thou violate all thy obligations of fidelity, and deliver thy Master up to death? Betrayest thou-- thou, so long with him, so much favoured, so sure that this is the Messiah? Betrayest thou the Son of man--the Messiah, the hope of the nations, the desire of all people, the world's Redeemer? Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss--the sign of friendship and affection employed in a base and wicked purpose, intending to add deceit, disguise, and the prostitution of a mark of affection to the crime of treason? Every word of this must have gone to the very soul of Judas. Perhaps few reproofs of crime more resemble the awful searchings of the souls of the wicked in the day of judgment.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 48 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:47-53

Nothing can be a greater affront or grief to the Lord Jesus, than to be betrayed by those who profess to be his followers, and say that they love him. Many instances there are, of Christ's being betrayed by those who, under the form of godliness, fight against the power of it. Jesus here gave an illustrious example of his own rule of doing good to those that hate us, as afterwards he did of praying for those that…

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Luke 22:48 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
δὲdethenG1161
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846
Ἰούδα,IoudaJudas,G2455
φιλήματιphilēmatiwith a kissG5370
τὸνtontheG3588
υἱὸνhuionSonG5207
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444
παραδίδως;paradidōsare you betraying?G3860

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 22:48

  • 2 Samuel 20:9-10

    And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

  • Mark 14:44-46

    And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. And they laid their hands on him, and took him.

  • Proverbs 27:6

    Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  • Matthew 26:48-50

    Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

  • Psalms 55:21

    The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
betrayest.
2Sa 20:9,10; Ps 55:21; Pr 27:6; Mt 26:48-50; Mr 14:44-46

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 22:47

    And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

  • Luke 22:48

    But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

  • Luke 22:49

    When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

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Luke 22:48 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Jesús le dijo: Judas, ¿con beso entregas al Hijo del hombre?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jésus lui dit: Judas, tu livres le fils de l’homme par un baiser?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus aber sprach zu ihm: Judas, überlieferst du den Sohn des Menschen mit einem Kuß?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jesus autem dixit illi: Juda, osculo Filium hominis tradis?