Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:25
Matthew 26:22 , Matthew 26:25 (with John 13:25 ) I. In the first form of the question: "Is it I?" we have an example of that wholesome self-distrust, which a glimpse into the possibilities of evil that lie slumbering in all our hearts ought to teach every one of us. Every man is a mystery to himself. In every soul there lie, coiled and dormant, hybernating snakes evils that a very slight rise in the temperature will wake up into poisonous activity. And let no man say, in foolish... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:24-25
Matthew 26:24-25 Judas rebuked by Christ. I. It will give increased interest to the sayings of our Lord in the text if we suppose that they were uttered with a special reference to Judas, with the merciful design of warning him of the enormity of his projected crime, and thus, if it were yet possible, of withholding him from its commission. The Son of Man was about to go as it was written of Him nothing was about to happen to Him which had not been distinctly prearranged. The part which Judas... read more