Luke xxii. 24. there was also a strife among them, which of them Jerusalem. should be accounted the greatest. Luke xxii. 25. Luke xxii. 26. Luke xxii. 27. 25. And he said unto them, The kings of the e Matt. xx. Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. John xiii. 2. the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; John xiii. 3. John xiii. 4. John xiii. 5. John xiii. 6. John xiii. 7. John xiii. 8. John xiii. 9. John xiii. 10. John xiii. 11. John xiii. 12. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded 25. : Then cometh he to Simon Peter and Peter * Gr. he. said unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray him therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. So after he had washed their feet, and had 25 It is not certain where this section ought to be inserted. Michaelis and Newcome place the washing of the disciples' feet after the preparation of the Passover, and the promise of Judas to betray Christ. Pilkington and Lightfoot, before those events. Michaelis represents the washing as taking place before the feast of the Passover. The rest of the harmonizers principally arrange it at the supper at Bethany. Jerusalem. f Matt. x. 24. Ch. xv. 20. taken his garments, and was set down again, Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; John xiii. 13. for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed John xiii. 14. your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye John xiii. 15. should do as I have done to you. f Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is John xiii. 16. not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. g Ps. xli. 9. * Or, From henceforth. h Matt. x. 40. SECTION XXXII. Christ sitting at the Passover, and continuing the Conversation, speaks of his Betrayer. MATT. XXVI. 21-26. 21-23. MARK XIV. 17-22. LUKE XXii. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do John xiii. 17. them. I speak not of you all; I know whom I have John xiii. 18. chosen but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 8 He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his * Now I tell you before it come, that, when it John xiii. 19. is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that re- John xiii. 20. ceiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in Johu xiii, 21. spirit. And as they sat, and did eat, Jesus Mark xiv. 18. testified and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, John xiii. 21. That one of you, which eateth with me, shall betray me. Mark xiv. 18. John xiii. 21. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth Luke xxii. 21. me is with me on the table. And they began to enquire among themselves, Luke xxii. 23. which of them it was that should do this thing. Mark xiv. 19. And they began to be Matt.xxvi.22. exceeding sorrowful; and began every one of them to say unto him, Mark xiv. 19. one by one, Mat. xxvi. 22. Lord, is it I? Mark xiv. 19. and another said, Is it I? Mark xiv. 20. Mat. xxvi. 23. Mark xiv. 21. And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. Jerusalem. He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, i Ps. xli. 9. the same shall betray me. The Son of man indeed goeth, Luke xxii. 22. as it was determined, Mark xiv. 21. (and) as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Matt. xxvi.24. it had been good for that man, if he had not been born 26. John xiii. 22. John xiii. 23, John xiii. 24. John xiii. 25. John xiii. 26. John xiii. 27. Matt. xxvi. 25. Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a And after the sop, Satan entered into him. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said ". 26 This also is a Hebrew phrase. Among the instances collected by Schoetgen, is a sentiment which ought to be deeply engraven on the memory and the conscience of all who can appreciate the privilege of possessing and studying the ,מוטב לו שלא יצא לעולם Scriptures. Quicunque scit Legem, et non facit illam melius ipsi esset, si non venisset in mundum. "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them." Schemoth Rabba, sect. 40. fol. 135. 1. 9. apud Schoetgen, Hor. Heb. vol. i. p. 225. This was the most solemn manner of expressing an affirmative. Berachoth Hier. citante Wagensiel ad sota, p. 1001. Zipporenses quærebant, numquid R. Judas mortuus esset? Filius Kaphræ respondit, n, vos dixistis. Schoetgen, Hor. Heb. vol. i. p. 225. Jerusalem. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do John xiii. 27. quickly. Now no man at the table knew for what intent John xiii. 28. he spake this unto him. For some of them thought, because Judas had John xiii. 29. the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. He then having received the sop went immedi- John xiii. 30. ately out and it was night. MATT. xxvi. ver. 21. and part of ver. 22, 23, 24. 21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, That one of you shall betray me. 22 And they were 23 And he answered and said 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 !-- MARK xiv. part of ver. 18, 19, 21. 18 -said, Verily I say unto you, One of you-shall betray me. 19-sorrowful, and to say unto him—Is it I ?— 21 good were it for that man, if he had never been born. LUKE xxii. part of ver. 22. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth-but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! SECTION XXXIII. Judas goes out to betray Christ, who predicts Peter's Denial of LUKE Xxii. 28-39. JOHN xiii. 31, to the end. If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify John xiii. 22. him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. John xiii. 33. * Ch. vii. 31. Ye shall seek me: kand as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to 1 Lev. xix. 18. ch. xv. 17. Eph. v. 2. you. 1A new commandment I give unto you, That ye John xiii. 34. love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also 1 John iv. 21. love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my dis- John xiii. 35. ciples, if ye have love one to another. Ye are they which have continued with me in Luke xxii. 28, my temptations. |