Luke 22:51

Then Jesus said unto the chief priests,.... After he had wrought this miracle, and had quieted the mob, and restrained them from falling upon the apostles, and cutting them to pieces, which in all…

See this explained in Mat 26:48-56. Luk 22:48 Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? - By the “Son of man” was evidently meant “the Messiah.” Judas had had the most satisfactory evidence of that,…

Suffer ye thus far - Or, Suffer me to go thus far. As they had now a firm hold of Christ, Mat 26:50, he wished them to permit him to go as far as Malchus, whose ear was cut off, that he might heal it.…

Satan, finding himself baffled in his attempts to terrify our Lord Jesus, and so to put him out of the possession of his own soul, betakes himself (according to his usual method) to force and arms,…

. Suffer ye thus far Probably addressed to the captors, and meaning Excuse thus much resistance;or -Allow me liberty thus far" free my arms a moment that I may heal this wounded man. These snatches of…