Marcos 14:44

44 El traidor les había dado esta contraseña: «Al que yo le dé un beso, ese es; arréstenlo y llévenselo bien asegurado».

Marcos 14:44 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:44

And he that betrayed him had given them a token
A common sign, in which they agreed; and so this same Greek word is used by the Jews ^F3:

``said R. Phinehas in the name of R. Reuben, did you ever see one man go out of the north, and another from the south, and meet each other, except they made, (anmyo) , "a common sign", between them.''

Such an one the traitor gave his company;

saying, whomsoever I shall kiss, the same is he;
Jesus of Nazareth; who was to be delivered to them:

take him, and lead him away safely;
with care and caution, lest he should get out of their hands, and make his escape, as he had sometimes done: the word "safely", is omitted in the Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions. The Vulgate Latin renders it "cautiously", and so does the Syriac version, which joins it to the words, "take him"; (See Gill on Matthew 26:48).

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Midras Samuel, sect. 9. apud Buxtorf. Lex. Rab. p. 1519.

Marcos 14:44 In-Context

42 ¡Levántense! ¡Vámonos! ¡Ahí viene el que me traiciona!»

43 Todavía estaba hablando Jesús cuando de repente llegó Judas, uno de los doce. Lo acompañaba una turba armada con espadas y palos, enviada por los jefes de los sacerdotes, los maestros de la ley y los ancianos.

44 El traidor les había dado esta contraseña: «Al que yo le dé un beso, ese es; arréstenlo y llévenselo bien asegurado».

45 Tan pronto como llegó, Judas se acercó a Jesús.—¡Rabí! —le dijo, y lo besó.

46 Entonces los hombres prendieron a Jesús.