Matthew 26:47–50
Perhaps Judas thought he could escape notice, holding forth a kiss as a type of love while having a heart full of unholy plans. So he approaches Christ as from drunkenness, expecting to declare the exceptional virtue an instrument of deceit and of love, and he was also adding, “Rejoice, Rabbi.” Do you say “rejoice” to the one ensnared toward death through you? Are you not even ashamed of the shape of the betrayal? But from here one could see that, having the liar in himself — that is, Satan — he was also lying when he said “rejoice.” And Christ accepted being kissed — and he became harsher than every beast of gentleness.
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Catena fragments on Matthew (CPG 5206). Contents follow Matthew chapter and verse. Edition fragment numbers stay in About this text and under each passage.
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