Luke 22:22
New International Version
The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”

New Living Translation
For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.”

English Standard Version
For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”

Berean Standard Bible
Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”

Berean Literal Bible
For indeed the Son of Man goes according to that having been determined. But woe to that man by whom He is betrayed."

King James Bible
And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

New King James Version
And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

New American Standard Bible
For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

NASB 1995
“For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

NASB 1977
“For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

Legacy Standard Bible
For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

Amplified Bible
For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe (judgment is coming) to that man by whom He is betrayed and handed over!”

Christian Standard Bible
For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

American Standard Version
For the Son of man indeed goeth, as it hath been determined: but woe unto that man through whom he is betrayed!

Contemporary English Version
The Son of Man will die in the way that has been decided for him, but it will be terrible for the one who betrays him!"

English Revised Version
For the Son of man indeed goeth, as it hath been determined: but woe unto that man through whom he is betrayed!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Son of Man is going to die the way it has been planned for him. But how horrible it will be for that person who betrays him."

Good News Translation
The Son of Man will die as God has decided, but how terrible for that man who betrays him!"

International Standard Version
The Son of Man is going away, just as it has been determined, but how terrible it will be for that man by whom he is betrayed!"

Majority Standard Bible
Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.?

NET Bible
For the Son of Man is to go just as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!"

New Heart English Bible
The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed."

Webster's Bible Translation
And truly the Son of man goeth as it was determined: but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!

Weymouth New Testament
For indeed the Son of Man goes on His way--His pre-destined way; yet alas for that man who is betraying Him!"

World English Bible
The Son of Man indeed goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and, indeed, the Son of Man goes according to what has been determined; but woe to that man through whom He is being delivered up.”

Berean Literal Bible
For indeed the Son of Man goes according to that having been determined. But woe to that man by whom He is betrayed."

Young's Literal Translation
and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but woe to that man through whom he is being delivered up.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And truly the Son of man goes according to that determined: but woe to that man by whom he is delivered up!
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Son of man indeed goeth, according to that which is determined: but yet, woe to that man by whom he shall be betrayed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And indeed, the Son of man goes according to what has been determined. And yet, woe to that man by whom he will be betrayed.”

New American Bible
for the Son of Man indeed goes as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.”

New Revised Standard Version
For the Son of Man is going as it has been determined, but woe to that one by whom he is betrayed!”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the Son of man will go, just as he has been destined; but woe to the man by whose hand he will be betrayed!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Son of Man goes just as it was appointed, yet woe to that man by whose hand he shall be betrayed!”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And the Son of man goes, as it is determined; but alas for that man by whom he is delivered up.

Godbey New Testament
Indeed the Son of man goes, according to that which has been appointed: but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!

Haweis New Testament
And the Son of man indeed goeth, as is decreed: but wo to that man by whom he is betrayed!

Mace New Testament
the son of man indeed must die, as it was decreed: but wo to that man by whom he is betrayed.

Weymouth New Testament
For indeed the Son of Man goes on His way--His pre-destined way; yet alas for that man who is betraying Him!"

Worrell New Testament
because the Son of Man, indeed, is going according as it has been determined; but woe to that man through whom He is betrayed!"

Worsley New Testament
and the Son of man is going indeed as was determined; but wo to that man by whom He is betrayed.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Last Supper
21Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table. 22 Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.” 23Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:24
The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Mark 14:21
The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

John 13:18
I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

Acts 2:23
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.

Acts 4:27-28
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.

John 17:12
While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

Psalm 41:9
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Isaiah 53:3-7
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. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. ...

Zechariah 11:12-13
Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

John 6:70-71
Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” / He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.

John 19:11
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

Acts 1:16-20
“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. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” / (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. ...

Psalm 55:12-14
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

Daniel 9:26
Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

Matthew 27:3-10
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And truly the Son of man goes, as it was determined: but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!

truly.

Luke 24:25-27,46
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: …

Genesis 3:15
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.

Psalm 22:1-31
To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? …

but.

Psalm 55:12-15
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: …

Psalm 69:22-28
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap…

Psalm 109:6-15
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand…

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Luke 22
1. The leaders conspire against Jesus.
3. Satan prepares Judas to betray him.
7. The apostles prepare the Passover.
19. Jesus institutes his holy supper;
21. covertly foretells of the traitor;
24. rebukes the rest of his apostles from ambition;
31. assures Peter his faith should not fail;
34. and yet he should deny him thrice.
39. He prays in the mount, and sweats blood;
47. is betrayed with a kiss;
50. he heals Malchus' ear;
54. he is thrice denied by Peter;
63. shamefully abused;
66. and confesses himself to be the Son of God.














Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined
This phrase highlights the divine sovereignty and foreordination of Jesus' path to the cross. The title "Son of Man" is a messianic term rooted in Daniel 7:13-14, emphasizing both Jesus' humanity and His divine authority. The phrase "as it has been determined" underscores the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, prophesied throughout the Old Testament, such as in Isaiah 53, which speaks of the suffering servant. This reflects the theological concept that Jesus' death was not a tragic accident but a divinely orchestrated event for the salvation of humanity.

but woe to that man who betrays Him.
This part of the verse introduces a moral and ethical dimension, highlighting human responsibility and the grave consequences of betrayal. The "woe" is a pronouncement of judgment, often used by prophets in the Old Testament to warn of impending doom (e.g., Isaiah 5:8-23). Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would betray Jesus, is the subject of this warning. His betrayal is a fulfillment of Psalm 41:9, which speaks of a close friend lifting his heel against the psalmist, a type of Christ's betrayal. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the personal accountability each individual holds, even within the framework of divine providence.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jesus (Son of Man)
The central figure in this passage, Jesus refers to Himself as the "Son of Man," a title that emphasizes both His humanity and His messianic role. This title is rooted in Daniel 7:13-14, where it describes a divine figure given authority and glory.

2. The Betrayer (Judas Iscariot)
Although not named in this specific verse, Judas Iscariot is the one who will betray Jesus. His actions fulfill the prophecy and divine plan, yet he is held accountable for his betrayal.

3. The Last Supper
This event takes place during the Last Supper, a significant moment where Jesus shares a final meal with His disciples before His crucifixion. It is a time of deep teaching and revelation.

4. Jerusalem
The city where these events unfold, Jerusalem is the center of Jewish religious life and the prophesied location of Jesus' suffering and death.

5. Divine Determination
The concept that Jesus' path to the cross is part of God's sovereign plan, highlighting the tension between divine sovereignty and human responsibility.
Teaching Points
Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
God's plans are sovereign and will come to pass, yet individuals are responsible for their actions. This dual truth calls believers to trust in God's plan while living righteously.

The Seriousness of Betrayal
Betrayal is a grave sin with severe consequences. Believers are called to loyalty and faithfulness in their relationships, especially with Christ.

The Role of Prophecy
Prophecies in Scripture are fulfilled in Jesus, affirming the reliability of God's Word. Believers can find assurance in the fulfillment of God's promises.

Self-Examination
Like the disciples, believers should examine their hearts for any potential betrayal or denial of Christ, seeking repentance and restoration.

The Cost of Discipleship
Following Jesus involves understanding the cost, including facing trials and temptations. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith.(22) As it was determined.--The word is eminently characteristic of St. Luke. (Comp. Acts 2:23; Acts 10:42; Acts 17:26; Acts 17:31.)

Woe unto that man . . .--As occurring in all the first three Gospels, the words must be noted as among those that had made an indelible impression on those who heard them, and were therefore reproduced verbatim in the midst of many variations on other points of the narrative.

Verse 22. - Woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! We seem to hear a wailing in this woe, although the denunciation was so firmly pronounced. St. Matthew, in his account, here adds some more words spoken by the Master, "It had been good for that man if he had not been born." Dean Plumptre, on this saying of Christ, very suggestively remarks, "Awful as the words were, they have their bright as well as their dark side. According to the estimate which men commonly form, the words are true of all except these who depart this life in the faith and fear of God. In his applying them to the case of the traitor in its exceptional enormity, there is suggested the thought that for others whose guilt was not like his, existence even in the penal suffering which their sins have brought upon them may be better than never to have been at all."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Indeed,
μὲν (men)
Conjunction
Strong's 3303: A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Son
Υἱὸς (Huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Man
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

will go
πορεύεται (poreuetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

as
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

it has been determined,
ὡρισμένον (hōrismenon)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3724: From horion; to mark out or bound, i.e. to appoint, decree, specify.

but
πλὴν (plēn)
Conjunction
Strong's 4133: However, nevertheless, but, except that, yet. From pleion; moreover, i.e. Albeit, save that, rather, yet.

woe
οὐαὶ (ouai)
Interjection
Strong's 3759: Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'.

to that
ἐκείνῳ (ekeinō)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

man
ἀνθρώπῳ (anthrōpō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

who
οὗ (hou)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

betrays Him.”
παραδίδοται (paradidotai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.


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