Luke 22:23

23 They immediately became suspicious of each other and began quizzing one another, wondering who might be about to do this.

Luke 22:23 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:23

And they began to inquire among themselves
Two days before, at the supper in Bethany, when the same thing was hinted to them, they looked at one another, ( John 13:22 ) as persons in the utmost surprise and consternation, not being able, for a while, either to speak to Christ, or one another; but now they inquired among themselves, and of Christ likewise, ( Matthew 26:21 ) which of them it was that should do this thing;
so barbarous, shocking, and horrible.

Luke 22:23 In-Context

21 "Do you realize that the hand of the one who is betraying me is at this moment on this table?
22 It's true that the Son of Man is going down a path already marked out - no surprises there. But for the one who turns him in, turns traitor to the Son of Man, this is doomsday."
23 They immediately became suspicious of each other and began quizzing one another, wondering who might be about to do this.
24 Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest.
25 But Jesus intervened: "Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles.
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