Matthew 26:21 Cross References - AUV

²¹ As they were eating, He said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will turn me over [to the Jewish leaders].”

² “You know that the Passover Festival will be celebrated in two more days [Note: This was the annual Jewish festival commemorating Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses’ leadership], and the Son of man will be turned over to be crucified.”

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve apostles, named Judas Iscariot, went to the leading priests ¹⁵ and said, “What would you give me if I turned Jesus over to you?” And they weighed out thirty silver coins [Note: This amount was equivalent to about five months of a farm laborer’s wages, or approximately $7,000 in 1994], and promised [See Mark 14:11] to give him that much money. ¹⁶ So, from then on Judas looked for a [good] opportunity to turn Jesus over [to the Jewish leaders].

²¹ But look, the hand of the one who is turning me over [i.e., to the Jewish leaders] is with me on the table [i.e., dipping his hand in the sauce bowl. See Matt. 26:23]. ²² For the Son of man is certainly going [to die], just as it has been [pre-] determined, but it is too bad for that person through whom He is [to be] betrayed!” ²³ So, the apostles began discussing among themselves which one of them would do such a thing.

⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose [all] twelve of you, and one of you is a devil?” [Note: The word “devil” means “adversary” or “opponent”]. ⁷¹ Now He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for he was the one, out of the twelve, who was [soon] going to turn Jesus over [to the Jewish authorities].

²¹ After Jesus said this, He felt disturbed in His spirit and declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will turn me over [to the Jewish authorities].”

¹³ And no created being is hidden from God’s sight, but everything is laid bare and is openly visible to the eyes of God, to whom we must give account.

²³ And I will strike her children dead [or, “kill her children by some terrible calamity” See Ex. 5:3 LXX]. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who searches the inmost being of people [Note: The Greek says, “searches the kidneys and hearts.” In that day these internal organs stood for the inner thoughts, emotions, etc.]. And I will repay each one of you people according to what you have done.