Matthew 26:49

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Judas went right over to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” Then he kissed him.

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Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss.

Judas, the one who was going to hand him over, said, “You don’t mean me, do you, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said so.”

Then they kept going up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” while they slapped him in the face.

You didn’t give me a kiss, but this woman hasn’t stopped kissing my feet since I came in.

They pretended to greet him the way they would Caesar: “Hail, king of the Jews!”

They love to be greeted with respect in the markets and to be called ‘Rabbi.’

“But you shouldn’t be called ‘Rabbi,’ because you have only one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Judas had arranged to hand Jesus over by giving them a signal. “The one I kiss will be the man,” he’d told them—“arrest him!”

Meanwhile, his disciples were telling him, “Rabbi, eat something!”