King James Version
Luke 22:48 in the King James Version says “But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?” — study this verse from Luke chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?”
Luke 22:48 · KJV
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Judas”
G2455judas (i.e., jehudah), the name of ten israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
“the Son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
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