Luke Chapter 22 verse 6 Holy Bible
And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
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And he made an agreement with them to give him up to them, if he got a chance, when the people were not present.
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And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd.
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And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
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He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.
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and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) In the absence of the multitude.--The marginal reading, without a tumult, is perhaps nearer to the meaning of the original.Parallel Commentaries ...Greek[Judas] consented,ἐξωμολόγησεν (exōmologēsen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1843: From ek and homologeo; to acknowledge or agree fully.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. began to look forἐζήτει (ezētei)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.[an] opportunityεὐκαιρίαν (eukairian)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 2120: A convenient time, opportunity. From eukairos; a favorable occasion.to betrayπαραδοῦναι (paradounai)Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveStrong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.[Jesus]αὐτὸν (auton)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.to themαὐτοῖς (autois)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.in the absence ofἄτερ (ater)PrepositionStrong's 817: Apart from, without. A particle probably akin to aneu; aloof, i.e. Apart from.[a] crowd.ὄχλου (ochlou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.Jump to PreviousAbsence Accepted Agreed Agreement Apart Betray Chance Consented Crowd Deliver Favourable Good Hand Jesus Multitude Offer Opportunity Present Promised Season Seeking Sought Tumult Watched