MATTHEW 26:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.”
And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. The timing of Judas' watch: from that moment he sought an opportunity. The opportunity he seeks is the arrest-by-stealth that the conspirators needed — the covert access to Jesus that bypasses the crowds. Judas, who knows Jesus' movements, is positioned to provide exactly what the conspirators need.
Church Fathers on Matthew 26:16
Having described the occasion of his treachery, the Evangelist proceeds to recount the manner of it.
'Then,' when, that is, he heard that this Gospel should be preached every where; for that made him afraid, as it was indeed a mark of unspeakable power.
The order of the narrative is this. The Lord says, 'Ye know that after two days will be the feast of the Passover;... then assembled together the Chief Priests and Scribes;... then went one of the twelve.'
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