en_tn/mrk/14/43.md

# Connecting Statement:

Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss, and the disciples all flee.

# General Information:

Verse 44 gives background information about how Judas had arranged with the Jewish leaders to betray Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# Now his betrayer

This refers to Judas.

# he is the one

Here "the one" refers to the man that Judas was going to identify. AT: "he is the one you want" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# he kissed him

"Judas kissed him"

# laid hands on him and seized him

These two phrases have the same meaning to emphasize that they seized Jesus. AT: "grabbed Jesus and seized him" or "seized him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judasiscariot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/thetwelve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chiefpriests]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/scribe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/betray]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sign]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kiss]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/seize]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/rabbi]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]