And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
Ver. 47. Lo, Judas, one of the twelve] Lo, for the reason next mentioned before. The truth hath no such pestilent persecutors as apostates. Corruptio optimi pessima, sweetest wine maketh sourest vinegar.
With swords and staves] What need all this ado? But that the hornet haunted them, an ill conscience abused them, Exodus 23:28. When he put forth but one beam of his Deity, these armed men fell all to the ground: nor could they rise again till he had done indenting with them, John 18:6 .