Matthew 26:22 KJV
And they were exceeding sorrowful,
and began every one of them
to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Study
Other translations
New International Version
They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”
New Living Translation
Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?”
English Standard Version
And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?”
Berean Study Bible
They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
Berean Literal Bible
And being grieved exceedingly, they began, each one, to say to Him, “Is it I, Lord?”
New King James Version
And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I ?”
New American Standard Bible
Being deeply grieved, they began saying to Him, each one: “Surely it is not I, Lord?”
NASB 1995
Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”
NASB 1977
And being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”
Amplified Bible
Being deeply grieved and extremely distressed, each one of them began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”
□ ■ □
They were exceeding sorrowful
John says in John 13:22 “they looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake” – that is, they anxiously looked one at another, conscious each one, except Judas, of no such intention, and each one beginning to examine himself to find whether he was the person intended.
John further describes the whisper of Peter to John, the answer of our Lord to the beloved disciple, announcing the sign by which the traitor was to be indicated.
All this passed apparently as a by-play, unheard or unheeded by the other disciples.
It was followed by the hands of the Master and the Traitor meeting in the dish; and dipping a piece of the unleavened bread in the syrup, the One gave it to the other.
The signal was, of course, understood by Peter and John, but probably not by the others.
▪︎Their reactions showed their innocence, and their attachment to Jesus.
▪︎It showed how sensitive they were to the least suspicion of the kind.
▪︎It showed that they were willing to know themselves, thus evincing the spirit of the true Christian.
Judas only was silent, and was the last to make the inquiry, and that after he had been plainly pointed out (Matthew 26:25), thus showing:
- that guilt is slow to suspect itself;
- that it shrinks from the light;
- that it was his purpose to conceal his intention; and,
- that nothing but the consciousness that his Lord knew his design could induce him to make inquiry.
▪︎The guilty would, if possible, always conceal their crimes.
▪︎The innocent are ready to suspect that they may have done wrong.
The innocents feelings are tender, and they inquire with solicitude whether there may not be something in their bosoms, unknown to themselves, that may be a departure from right feeling.
Greek
They were deeply grieved ☆ λυπούμενοι (lypoumenoi) ☆ Verb – Present Participle Middle or Passive – Nominative Masculine Plural ☆ To pain, grieve, vex. From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad.
σφόδρα (sphodra) ☆ Adverb ☆ Exceedingly, greatly, very much. Neuter plural of sphodros as adverb; vehemently, i.e. In a high degree, much.
[and] began ☆ ἤρξαντο (ērxanto) ☆ Verb – Aorist Indicative Middle – 3rd Person Plural ☆ To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.
To ask ☆ λέγειν (legein) ☆ Verb – Present Infinitive Active ☆ (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.
Him ☆ αὐτῷ (autō) ☆ Personal / Possessive Pronoun – Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular ☆ He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.
One ☆ εἷς (heis) ☆ Adjective – Nominative Masculine Singular ☆ One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.
After another ☆ ἕκαστος (hekastos) ☆ Adjective – Nominative Masculine Singular ☆ Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.
Surely not ☆ εἰμι (eimi) ☆ Verb – Present Indicative Active – 1st Person Singular ☆ I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.
Μήτι (Mēti) ☆ IntPrtcl ☆ If not, unless, whether at all. From me and the neuter of tis; whether at all.
I ☆ ἐγώ (egō) ☆ Personal / Possessive Pronoun – Nominative 1st Person Singular ☆ I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.
Lord ☆ Κύριε (Kyrie) ☆ Noun – Vocative Masculine Singular ☆ Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.
□ ■ □
Read more of these messages at: https://devotionals.harryschoemaker.nl
Download your Bible pictures from: http://bijbelplaatjes.nl
Email: devotionals@harryschoemaker.nl
Twitter: @schoemakerharry
About Author
