Matthew 26 · Verse 23

Matthew 26:23

And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

Matthew 26:23, King James Version

Matthew 26:23 in other translations

BSB	Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.
WEB	He answered, “He who dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.
ASV	And he answered and said, He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
YLT	And he answering said, ‘He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;
DARBY	But he answering said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, he it is who shall deliver me up.
BBE	And he made answer and said, He who puts his hand into the plate with me, the same will be false to me.
Webster	And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.

What does Matthew 26:23 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 23. He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish. The Jews, at the observance of this ordinance, used a bitter sauce, made of bunches of raisins, mixed with vinegar and other seasoning of the like kind, which they said represented the clay which their fathers were compelled to use in Egypt, in making brick; thus reminding them of their bitter bondage there. This was probably the dish to which reference is made here. It is not improbable that Judas reclined near to our Saviour at the feast; and by his saying it was one that dipped with him in the dish, he meant one that was near to him, designating him more particularly than he had done before. John adds, (Jn 13:23-30); Jn 13:23 and following, that a disciple (i.e. John himself) was reclining on Jesus' bosom; that Simon Peter beckoned to him to ask Jesus more particularly who it was; that Jesus signified who it was, by giving Judas a sop; i.e., a piece of bread or meat, dipped in the thick sauce; and that Judas, having received it, went out to accomplish his wicked design of betraying him. Judas was not, therefore, present at the institution of the Lord's Supper.

(z) "He that" Ps 41:9, 55:12-15

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 23 He that dippeth his hand - As the Jews ate the passover a whole family together, it was not convenient for them all to dip their bread in the same dish; they therefore had several little dishes or plates, in which was the juice of the bitter herbs, mentioned Exo 12:8, on different parts of the table; and those who were nigh one of these, dipped their bread in it. As Judas is represented as dipping in the same dish with Christ, it shows that he was either near or opposite to him. If this man's heart had not been hardened, and his conscience seared beyond all precedent, by the deceitfulness of his sin, would he have showed his face in this sacred assembly, or have thus put the seal to his own perdition, by eating of this sacrificial lamb? Is it possible that he could feel no compunction? Alas! having delivered himself up into the hands of the devil, he was capable of delivering up his Master into the hands of the chief priests; and thus, when men are completely hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, they can outwardly perform the most solemn acts of devotion, without feeling any sort of inward concern about the matter.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 26:17-25

Observe, the place for their eating the passover was pointed out by Christ to the disciples. He knows those hidden ones who favour his cause, and will graciously visit all who are willing to receive him. The disciples did as Jesus had appointed. Those who would have Christ's presence in the gospel passover, must do what he says. It well becomes the disciples of Christ always to be jealous over themselves, especially…

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Matthew 26:23 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.

ὉHo<the>G3588

δὲdeAndG1161

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringG611

εἶπεν·eipenHe said;G2036

ὁhoThe [one]G3588

ἐμβάψαςembapsashaving dippedG1686

μετ᾽met᾽withG3326

ἐμοῦemouMeG1473

τὴνtēntheG3588

χεῖραcheirahandG5495

ἐνeninG1722

τῷtōtheG3588

τρυβλίῳ,trubliōdishG5165

οὗτόςhoutosheG3778

μεmeMeG3165

παραδώσει.paradōseiwill betray.G3860

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Cross references for Matthew 26:23

John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
Psalms 41:9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
John 13:26-28
Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
Luke 22:21
But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He that.
Ps 41:9; Lu 22:21; Joh 13:18,26-28

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

Context

Matthew 26:22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Matthew 26:23
And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
Matthew 26:24
The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

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Matthew 26:23 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Entonces él respondiendo, dijo: El que mete la mano conmigo en el plato, ése me ha de entregar.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et lui, répondant, dit: Celui qui aura trempé la main avec moi dans le plat, celui-là me livrera.
German Elberfelder 1871	Er aber antwortete und sprach: Der mit mir die Hand in die Schüssel eintaucht, dieser wird mich überliefern.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	At ipse respondens, ait: Qui intingit mecum manum in paropside, hic me tradet.