He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.
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He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.
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And he consented and sought oportunite to betraye him vnto them when the people were awaye.
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And he consented, and sought opportunitie to betraye him vnto them, when the people were away.
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Passages linked to Luke 22:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 26:5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
- Mark 14:2 For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Without tumult, unwitting to the people which used to…
Without tumult, unwitting to the people which used to follow him: and therefore indeed they watched their time, when they knew he was alone in the garden.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray…
6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
Ver. 6. And he promised] εξωμολογησε, by mutual stipulation (saith Beza), wherein the one asketh, Dost thou promise to do such a thing the other answereth, I do promise. Like as of old it was, Credis? Credo. Abrenuncias? Abrenuncio. Believest thou? I do believe. Forsakest thou? I do forsake.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he promised,.... He undertook to deliver him into…
And he promised,.... He undertook to deliver him into their hands; he laid himself under obligation to do it; he faithfully promised he would. The Arabic version renders it, he gave thanks; for the money he received, being well pleased he had made such a bargain; and so the word here used sometimes signifies; and indeed commonly either to confess; or to give thanks, in which latter sense it is used, in Mat 11:25 but here rather it is to be understood in the sense of promising:
and sought opportunity; the two days following before the passover:
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to betray him unto them in the absence of the people: when they were gone from him, and he was alone; but found no opportunity of doing it this way, which they had agreed upon with him, and he had promised, until the night of the passover, when he was alone in the garden with his disciples.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. And he promised] That is, to do…
Verse 6. And he promised] That is, to do it - εξωμολογησε: or, He accepted the proposal. See Wakefield.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain in the absence, &c.--(See Mat 26:5).
in the absence, &c.--(See Mat 26:5).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. sought opportunity] Doubtless he was baffled at first…
6. sought opportunity] Doubtless he was baffled at first by the entire and unexpected seclusion which Jesus observed on the Wednesday and Thursday.
in the absence of the multitude] Rather, without a mob; ἄτερ is poetic, and only occurs here and in Luk_22:35.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) In the absence of the multitude.—The marginal reading,…
(6) In the absence of the multitude.—The marginal reading, without a tumult, is perhaps nearer to the meaning of the original.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:6 when the crowds weren’t around: This was because…
22:6 when the crowds weren’t around: This was because of Jesus’ popularity among the people.
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