# Matthew 26.45-48

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 43. And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. And he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words.
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> **45. Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Arise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me.</span> 47. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priest and elders of the people. 48. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.**
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> 49. And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. 50. And Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Friend, do that for which thou art come. Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.</span> (Matthew 26:43-50, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 43. He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.
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> **45. Then he came to his disciples, and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Sleep on now, and take your rest. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Arise, let’s be going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand.”</span> 47. While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48. Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.”**
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> 49. Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed him. 50. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Friend, why are you here?”</span> Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. (Matthew 26:43-50, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 43. And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
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> **45. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.</span> 47. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.**
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> 49. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50. And Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.</span> (Matthew 26:43-50, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 43. and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44. And having left them, having gone away again, he prayed a third time, saying the same word;
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> **45. then cometh he unto his disciples, and saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Sleep on henceforth, and rest! lo, the hour hath come nigh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of sinners.</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Rise, let us go; lo, he hath come nigh who is delivering me up.'</span> 47. And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48. And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, 'Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'**
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> 49. and immediately, having come to Jesus, he said, 'Hail, Rabbi,' and kissed him; 50. and Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Comrade, for what art thou present?'</span> Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him. (Matthew 26:43-50, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 26](/codex/matthew-26/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3860 - paradidomi](/codex/g3860-paradidomi/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.
