“Et discumbentibus eis, et manducantibus, ait Jesus : Amen dico vobis, quia unus ex vobis tradet me, qui manducat mecum.”
“And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.”
“And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.””
“As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me — he who eats with me.””
“And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eateth with me.”
2. It was instituted by the example of Christ himself; not with the ceremony and solemnity of a law, as the ordinance of baptism was, after Christ's resurrection (Matt 28 19), with, Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, by a power given to Christ in heaven and on earth (v. 18); but by the practice of our Master himself, because intended for those who are already his disciples, and taken into covenant with him: but it has the obligation of the law, and was intended to remain in full force, power, and virtue, till his second coming.
Verses 12-21 Nothing could be less the result of human foresight than the events here related. But our Lord knows all things about us before they come to pass. If we admit him, he will dwell in our hearts. The Son of man goes, as it is written of him, as a lamb to the slaughter; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed! God's permitting the sins of men, and bringing glory to himself out of them, does not oblige them to sin; nor will this be any excuse for their guilt, or lessen their punishment.