“Et cum venisset, statim accedens ad eum, ait : Ave Rabbi : et osculatus est eum.”
“And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.”
“Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.”
“When he had come, immediately he came to him, and said, “Rabbi! Rabbi!” and kissed him.”
“And when he was come, straightway he came to him, and saith, Rabbi; and kissed him.”
Our Lord received the kiss of the traitor, that he might not appear to avoid being delivered up; and at the same time he fulfilled that of the Psalmist, with those who hated peace, I was peaceful. (Psalm cxix. 7.)
Verses 43-52 Because Christ appeared not as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed men's thoughts, and affections, and aims to another world, therefore the Jewish rulers sought to destroy him. Peter wounded one of the band. It is easier to fight for Christ than to die for him. But there is a great difference between faulty disciples and hypocrites. The latter rashly and without thought call Christ Master, and express great affection for him, yet betray him to his enemies. Thus they hasten their own destruction.