Bible Gateway Commentary

• Divided into three quick movements


• Judas provides his note of betrayal and hypocrisy, the arrest occurs when Judas greets Jesus with a kiss


• Disciples attempt to defend Jesus with a sword but he refuses


• Last, Jesus rebukes his disciples and healed the ear of one of the arresters which showed His love towards his enemies


• Sometimes traitors like Judas grow up in Jesus' shadows


• When the disciples went to defend Jesus, Jesus stops the attempt to defend Him from violence because Jesus sets off to a different path


• The healed servant represents severed ear could also be restored when he listens to Jesus


• Also, the arresters did not arrest Jesus in the public but in a private setting because they feared the people. Sin likes to work in secret