Luke 22:48

Green's Literal Translation

And Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said stoically, "Judas, you picked a hell of a way to double-cross the Top Hand. You chose a kiss?"

Legacy Standard Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Bible in Basic English
But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?

Darby Translation
And Jesus said to him, Judas, deliverest thou up the Son of man with a kiss?

New King James Version
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Christian Standard Bible®
but Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

World English Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Jesus said to him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

Weymouth's New Testament
"Judas," said Jesus, "are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

King James Version (1611)
But Iesus said vnto him, Iudas, betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iesus sayde vnto him: Iudas, betrayest thou the sonne of ma with a kysse?

Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus said to him, Judas is it thus you betray the son of man, with a kiss?

Amplified Bible
And Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

American Standard Version
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

Revised Standard Version
but Jesus said to him, "Judas, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus sayd vnto him: Iudas betrayest thou ye sonne of man with a kysse?

Update Bible Version
But Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss?

Webster's Bible Translation
But Jesus said to him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

New Century Version
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you using the kiss to give the Son of Man to his enemies?"

New English Translation
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Contemporary English Version
Jesus asked Judas, "Are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Complete Jewish Bible
but Yeshua said to him, "Y'hudah, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iesus saide vnto him, Iudas, betrayest thou the Sonne of man with a kisse?

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss?

Hebrew Names Version
But Yeshua said to him, "Yehudah, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

International Standard Version
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu saith to him, Jihuda, with the kiss betrayest thou the Son of man? [fn]

Murdock Translation
Jesus said to him: Judas, is it with a kiss thou betrayest the Son of man?

New Living Translation
But Jesus said, "Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

New Life Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you handing over the Son of Man with a kiss?"

English Revised Version
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus asked him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

New Revised Standard
but Jesus said to him, "Judas, is it with a kiss that you are betraying the Son of Man?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Jesus, said to him - Judas! with a kiss, the Son of Man, dost thou deliver up?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to him: Judas, dost thou betray the Son of man with a kiss?

King James Version
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

Lexham English Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Iesus sayde vnto hym: Iudas, betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse?

Easy-to-Read Version
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you using the kiss of friendship to hand over the Son of Man to his enemies?"

English Standard Version
but Jesus said to him, "Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

New American Standard Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Good News Translation
But Jesus said, "Judas, is it with a kiss that you betray the Son of Man?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus seide to hym, Judas, `with a coss `thou bytrayest `mannys sone.

Young's Literal Translation
and Jesus said to him, `Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?'

Contextual Overview

⁴⁷ And as He was yet speaking, behold, a crowd! And the one called Judas, one of the Twelve, came in front of them and drew near to Jesus in order to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss? ⁴⁹ And those around Him seeing that about to occur, they said to Him, Lord, shall we strike with the sword? ⁵⁰ And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ And answering, Jesus said, Allow it until this. And touching his ear, He healed him. ⁵² And Jesus said to those coming upon Him, chief priests, and commanders of the temple, and elders, Have you come out with swords and clubs as against a robber? ⁵³ When I was with you day by day in the temple, you did not stretch out your hand on Me. But this is your hour and the authority of the darkness.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

betrayest: 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 27:6, Matthew 26:48-50, Mark 14:44-46

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:8 - talked Judges 16:10 - now tell me Job 19:19 - they whom Psalms 55:13 - mine acquaintance Psalms 109:5 - hatred Proverbs 26:23 - General Jeremiah 41:1 - they did Matthew 26:47 - lo Matthew 26:50 - Friend Matthew 27:3 - Judas Mark 14:43 - while

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Jesus said unto him, Judas,.... Calling him by his name, that he might know he knew him, and to aggravate his sin; what, Judas, my apostle, my friend, my familiar friend, in whom I trusted, or with whom I trusted all my worldly affairs,

betrayest thou the son of man with a kiss! who assumed human nature for the good of mankind, who is the Messiah spoken of by the prophets, under the character of the son of man, and who is holy, harmless, and never did any mortal man any hurt or injury; and what, betray such an one into the hands of his most implacable adversaries, and in such an hypocritical and deceitful way! all which Christ said, to show he was no stranger to what he was about to do.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this explained in Matthew 26:48-56.

Luke 22:48

Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? - By the “Son of man” was evidently meant “the Messiah.” Judas had had the most satisfactory evidence of that, and did not doubt it. A kiss was the sign of affection. By that slight artifice Judas thought to conceal his base purpose. Jesus with severity reproaches him for it. Every word is emphatic. “Betrayest” thou - dost thou violate all thy obligations of fidelity, and deliver thy Master up to death? Betrayest “thou” - thou, so long with him, so much favored, so sure that this is the Messiah? Betrayest thou “the Son of man” - the Messiah, the hope of the nations, the desire of all people, the world’s Redeemer? Betrayest thou the Son of man “with a kiss” - the sign of friendship and affection employed in a base and wicked purpose, intending to add deceit, disguise, and the prostitution of a mark of affection to the “crime of treason?” Every word of this must have gone to the very soul of Judas. Perhaps few reproofs of crime more resemble the awful searchings of the souls of the wicked in the day of judgment.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 48. Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? — Dost thou attempt to kiss me as a friend, while thou art delivering me up into the hands of my enemies? We need not wonder at all this, as Satan himself had entered into the heart of this traitor, see Luke 22:3; consequently we can expect nothing from him but what is fell, deceitful, and cruel.