but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him,
When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”