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Then the disciples all, having forsaken Him, fled. <a href="/kjv/matthew/26.htm">King James Bible</a> But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/26.htm">New King James Version</a> But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But all this has taken place so that the Scriptures of the prophets will be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled. <a href="/nasb/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.&#8221 Then all the disciples left Him and fled. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled. <a href="/lsb/matthew/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But all this has taken place in order that the Scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled. <a href="/amp/matthew/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But all this has taken place so that the Scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled. <a href="/csb/matthew/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and ran away. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But all this has happened so that the prophetic Scriptures would be fulfilled.&#8221 Then all the disciples deserted Him and ran away. <a href="/asv/matthew/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled. <a href="/cev/matthew/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But all this happened, so that what the prophets wrote would come true." All Jesus' disciples left him and ran away. <a href="/erv/matthew/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled. <a href="/gwt/matthew/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All of this has happened so that what the prophets have written would come true." Then all the disciples abandoned him and ran away. <a href="/gnt/matthew/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> But all this has happened in order to make come true what the prophets wrote in the Scriptures." Then all the disciples left him and ran away. <a href="/isv/matthew/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> But all of this has happened so that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted Jesus and ran away. <a href="/msb/matthew/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.? Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled. <a href="/net/matthew/26.htm">NET Bible</a> But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled. <a href="/nheb/matthew/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But all this has happened, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him, and fled. <a href="/wbt/matthew/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But all this has taken place in order that the writings of the Prophets may be fulfilled." At this point the disciples all left Him and fled. <a href="/web/matthew/26.htm">World English Bible</a> But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but all this has come to pass, that the Writings of the prophets may be fulfilled”; then all the disciples, having left Him, fled. <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And all this is come to pass, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then the disciples all, having forsaken Him, fled. <a href="/ylt/matthew/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but all this hath come to pass, that the Writings of the prophets may be fulfilled;' then all the disciples, having left him, fled. <a href="/slt/matthew/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But this has been wholly that the writings of the prophets might be filled up. Then all the disciples, having left him, fled.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all leaving him, fled. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But all this has happened so that the Scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples fled, abandoning him. <a href="/nabre/matthew/26.htm">New American Bible</a> But all this has come to pass that the writings of the prophets may be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But all this has taken place, so that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/26.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But this happened that the scripture of The Prophets may be fulfilled; then all the disciples forsook him and fled.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/26.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> All this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him and fled.<CM> <a href="/godbey/matthew/26.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>but all this took place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.<Fr> Then the disciples all leaving Him, fled away. <a href="/haweis/matthew/26.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.<CM> <a href="/mace/matthew/26.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but all this was to be done, in pursuance of what the prophets had predicted, then all the disciples abandon'd him, and fled. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But all this has taken place in order that the writings of the Prophets may be fulfilled." At this point the disciples all left Him and fled. <a href="/worrell/matthew/26.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>But all this has come to pass, that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled."<Fr> Then all the disciples, forsaking Him, fled. <a href="/worsley/matthew/26.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/26-56.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8340" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">The Betrayal of Jesus</a> …55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. 56<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holon (Adj-NNS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">has all</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: gegonen (V-RIA-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">happened</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1124.htm" title="1124: graphai (N-NFP) -- (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.">writings</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētōn (N-GMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: plērōthōsin (V-ASP-3P) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">would be fulfilled.” </a> <a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphentes (V-APA-NMP) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">deserted</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/5343.htm" title="5343: ephygon (V-AIA-3P) -- To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.">and fled.</a> 57Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a> Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones. <a href="/mark/14-49.htm">Mark 14:49-50</a> Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.” / Then everyone deserted Him and fled. <a href="/john/18-8.htm">John 18:8-9</a> “I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.” / This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.” <a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a> “Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. <a href="/john/18-15.htm">John 18:15-16</a> Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. / But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. <a href="/luke/22-53.htm">Luke 22:53</a> Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.” <a href="/john/18-19.htm">John 18:19-24</a> Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching. / “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. / Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.” ... <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <a href="/psalms/22-11.htm">Psalm 22:11</a> Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. <a href="/john/12-38.htm">John 12:38</a> This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” <a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a> After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16</a> “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a> He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. <a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27-28</a> In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. / They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen. <a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11</a> Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.that.<a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">Matthew 26:54</a> But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.<a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Isaiah 44:26</a> That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:Then.<a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Matthew 26:31</a> Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.<a href="/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50-52</a> And they all forsook him, and fled… <a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a> Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/matthew/26-45.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/matthew/24-20.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-9.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/matthew/21-4.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/26-4.htm">Order</a> <a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Point</a> <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">Scriptures</a> <a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">True.</a> <a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/1-35.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/matthew/27-64.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/mark/5-14.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/mark/13-18.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/mark/1-18.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/mark/14-49.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Order</a> <a href="/mark/5-23.htm">Point</a> <a href="/mark/1-2.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/mark/9-13.htm">Scriptures</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">True.</a> <a href="/mark/9-12.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 26</div>1. <a href="/matthew/26-1.htm">Jesus foretells his own death.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">The rulers conspire against him.</a> 6. <a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">The woman anoints his feet.</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Judas bargains to betray him.</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Jesus eats the Passover;</a> 26. <a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">institutes his holy supper;</a> 30. <a href="/matthew/26-30.htm">foretells the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">prays in the garden;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">and being betrayed by a kiss,</a> 57. <a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">is carried to Caiaphas,</a> 69. <a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">and denied by Peter.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But this has all happened This phrase indicates that the events occurring are not random but are part of a divine plan. The context here is Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. The betrayal by Judas and the subsequent arrest are seen as necessary steps in the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where God’s sovereignty orchestrates events for a greater purpose, as seen in stories like Joseph's in <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>.so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled. This phrase underscores the importance of prophecy in the biblical narrative. The events surrounding Jesus' arrest and crucifixion were foretold by prophets such as Isaiah (Isaiah 53) and Zechariah (<a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13, 13</a>:7). These prophecies highlight the suffering servant and the betrayal for thirty pieces of silver, respectively. The fulfillment of these prophecies serves to authenticate Jesus as the Messiah and demonstrates the reliability of Scripture.Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled. This phrase highlights the human frailty and fear of the disciples, who, despite their earlier declarations of loyalty, abandon Jesus in His time of need. This fulfills Jesus' earlier prediction in <a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Matthew 26:31</a>, referencing <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a>, where the shepherd is struck and the sheep scatter. This moment of desertion contrasts with Jesus' steadfastness and foreshadows the restoration and empowerment of the disciples after the resurrection and Pentecost. It also serves as a reminder of the cost of discipleship and the challenges of remaining faithful under persecution.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one being betrayed and arrested. His actions and words fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> These are the followers of Jesus who, despite their earlier commitments, abandon Him in His time of need, fulfilling the prophecy of desertion. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophets.htm">The Prophets</a> Refers to the Old Testament prophets whose writings foretold the events of Jesus' betrayal and abandonment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_garden_of_gethsemane.htm">The Garden of Gethsemane</a> The location where Jesus is arrested, a place of prayer and significant emotional struggle for Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_arrest.htm">The Arrest</a> The event where Jesus is taken into custody, marking the beginning of His Passion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Jesus' arrest and the disciples' desertion were not random events but were foretold by the prophets, demonstrating God's sovereign plan. <a href="/topical/h/human_weakness.htm">Human Weakness</a> The disciples' failure to stand by Jesus highlights human frailty and the need for divine strength and grace. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_of_jesus.htm">Faithfulness of Jesus</a> Despite being abandoned, Jesus remains faithful to His mission, providing a model of steadfastness for believers. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Jesus may lead to difficult and lonely paths, but believers are called to remain faithful even when others fall away. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Even in moments of apparent chaos and failure, God's purposes are being fulfilled, encouraging believers to trust in His overarching plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 26</a> <a href="/q/why_trust_jesus'_followers_over_others.htm">Jesus’ resurrection is based on the testimony of His followers—why should we believe them over other religious claims?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_keep_unity_in_peace.htm">What does 'Strike the Shepherd, Sheep Scatter' mean?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_non-biblical_proof_of_bribery.htm">The guards were reportedly bribed to lie (Matthew 28:11–15); what evidence outside the Bible confirms or refutes this story?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'strike_the_shepherd'_mean.htm">What does "Strike the Shepherd, Sheep Scatter" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(56) But all this was done.--Better, but all this has come to pass. The words, though they agree in form with those of <a href="/mark/1-22.htm" title="And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.">Mark 1:22</a>, are, as we see from <a href="/mark/14-49.htm" title="I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.">Mark 14:49</a>, not a comment of the Evangelist's, but our Lord's own witness to the disciples and the multitude, that the treachery and violence of which He was the victim were all working out a divine purpose, and (as in <a href="/matthew/26-54.htm" title="But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?">Matthew 26:54</a>) fulfilling the Scriptures in which that purpose had been shadowed forth.Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.--We read with a sorrowful surprise of this cowardly abandonment. Better things, we think, might have been expected of those who had professed their readiness to go with Him to prison and to death. Yet we may remember (1) the weariness and exhaustion which had overcome them, making the resolve and courage, to say the least, more difficult; and (2) that they had been told not to resist, and that flight might seem to them the only alternative to resistance. We have to fill up St. Matthew's record with the strange episode of the "young man with a linen cloth cast about his naked body" of <a href="/mark/14-51.htm" title="And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:">Mark 14:51</a>, where see Note.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 56. - All this was done (hath come to pass), etc. This is most probably part of Christ's speech, not a remark of the evangelist. He repeats to the multitude what he had said to Peter (ver. 54, where see note), and what he had already intimated at the last Supper (vers. 24, 31). To quote the words of Stier, "Again and again he de. clares that one thing which, nevertheless, Christian theology perpetually refuses to learn from the supreme Teacher and Doctor. He holds firmly to the Scripture, whether speaking to the exasperated Jews or the docile disciples; he puts those to shame in their folly by proofs from Scripture, and strengthens these in their despondency by its consolatory promises. He appeals to Scripture in his vehement disputation with men, as he does in his solemn way of suffering to die for them; he confronts Satan with 'It is written,' and prays to the Father - that the Scripture may be fulfilled." If Christ had been taken prematurely in the temple, and put to death by a tumultuary stoning, prophecy would not have been fulfilled, and his death would not have been the appointed sacrifice of the Lamb of God. Forsook him, and fled. As he had foretold (ver. 31). They saw their Master bound and helpless; they recognized that he would not deliver himself by heavenly aid, and, fearing to share his fate, they looked to their own safety and basely abandoned him in his hour of danger. Now occurred the incident mentioned only by St. Mark (<a href="/mark/14-51.htm">Mark 14:51</a>), which is explained rightly by Edersheim (2:485, 544). Only Peter and John followed the officers to the high priest's palace. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/26-56.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. this Τοῦτο (Touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. has all happened γέγονεν (gegonen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. the αἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. writings γραφαὶ (graphai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1124.htm">Strong's 1124: </a> (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prophets προφητῶν (prophētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. would be fulfilled.” πληρωθῶσιν (plērōthōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. Then Τότε (Tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. all πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. disciples μαθηταὶ (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. deserted ἀφέντες (aphentes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] fled. ἔφυγον (ephygon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5343.htm">Strong's 5343: </a> To flee, escape, shun. 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