Nowhe who was betrayingHim had giventhem a signal,saying,"WhomeverI kiss,He is the one; seizeHim and lead Him awayunder guard."
The bloodshall be a signfor you on the houseswhereyou live; and when I seethe bloodI will passoveryou, and noplaguewill befallyou to destroy[you] when I strikethe landof Egypt.
Faithfulare the woundsof a friend,But deceitfulare the kissesof an enemy.
"Getup, let us be going;behold,the one who betraysMe is at hand!"
Immediatelywhile He was stillspeaking,Judas,oneof the twelve,cameup accompaniedby a crowdwith swordsand clubs,[who were] from the chief priestsand the scribesand the elders.
After coming,Judas immediatelywentto Him, saying,"Rabbi!"and kissedHim.
When they had struckthem with manyblows,they threwthem into prison,commandingthe jailerto guardthem securely;
in no wayalarmedby [your] opponents--whichis a signof destructionfor them, but of salvationfor you, and that [too], from God.
I, Paul,write thisgreetingwith my ownhand,and thisis a distinguishing markin everyletter;this is the wayI write.
"Nowtherefore, pleaseswearto me by the LORD,sinceI have dealtkindlywith you, that you alsowill dealkindlywith my father'shousehold,and giveme a pledgeof truth,
