Matthew 26:48-49

26:48 (Now the betrayer ¹  had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. ²  Arrest him!”) ³  26:49 Immediately ⁴  he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him. ⁵ 

[26:48]  ¹ tn Grk “the one who betrays him.”

[26:48]  ² tn Grk “The one I kiss is he.”

[26:48]  ³ sn This remark is parenthetical within the narrative and has thus been placed in parentheses.

[26:49]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:49]  ⁵ sn Judas’ act of betrayal when he kissed Jesus is especially sinister when it is realized that it was common in the culture of the times for a disciple to kiss his master when greeting him.