Matthew 26:48 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, `Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;`

English ASV

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.

English Amplified

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The One I shall kiss is the Man; seize Him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The One I shall kiss is the Man; seize Him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

His betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is: seize him.

English EASY 2024

Judas was ready to help the Jewish leaders to take hold of Jesus. Before this, he had told them, ‘I will kiss one of the men. You must take hold of that man.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Judas planned to do something to show them which one was Jesus. He said, "The one I kiss will be Jesus. Arrest him."

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; seize him."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The traitor had given the crowd a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Now, the traitor had given them a signal. He said, "The one I kiss is the man you want. Arrest him!"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

His betrayer had given them a sign: "The One I kiss, He's the One; arrest Him!"

English KJV 1611

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

English LSB

Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Now he who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I shall kiss is the Man. Seize Him.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

His betrayer had arranged a sign with them, saying, "The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!”)

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Judas, who was going to hand Jesus over, had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss is the man," he said. "Arrest him."

English NIV

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: "The one I kiss is the man; arrest him."

English NKJ 1982

Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.”

English NLT

Judas had given them a prearranged signal: "You will know which one to arrest when I go over and give him the kiss of greeting."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Now, Judas, the traitor, had arranged to give them a signal that would identify Jesus, for he had told them, “Jesus is the one whom I will kiss. So seize him!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Judas had told them to arrest the man he greeted, for that would be the one they were after.

English Tyndale 1537

(And) He that betrayed him, gave them a token, saying: Whosoever I kiss, that(the) same is he, lay hands on him.

Matthew 26:48 — Compare Translations