Mark 14:45

45 And [when he] arrived, he came up to him immediately [and] said, "Rabbi," and kissed him.

Mark 14:45 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:45

And as soon as he was come
To the place where Jesus was:

he goeth straightway to him;
alone; as if he had nothing to do with the company behind, and as if he was his friend, and concerned for his safety:

and saith, Master, Master;
expressing great affection for him, and respect to him, by repeating this word. The Ethiopic version has it but once, and so two exemplars of Beza's; and the Vulgate Latin reads, "hail, Master", as in ( Matthew 26:49 ) .

and kissed him; (See Gill on Matthew 26:49).

Mark 14:45 In-Context

43 And immediately, [while] he was still speaking, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him and lead [him] away under guard!"

45 And [when he] arrived, he came up to him immediately [and] said, "Rabbi," and kissed him.

46 So they laid hands on him and arrested him.

47 But a certain one of the bystanders, drawing [his] sword, struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("arrived") which is understood as temporal
• [b] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("came up") has been translated as a finite verb