SEV Biblia, Chapter 26:24
A la verdad el Hijo del hombre va, como est escrito de l, mas ¡ay de aquel hombre por quien el Hijo del hombre es entregado! Bueno le fuera al tal hombre no haber nacido.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:24
Verse 24. The Son of man goeth] That is, is about to die. Going, going away, departing, &c., are frequently used in the best Greek and Latin writers, for death, or dying. The same words are often used in the Scriptures in the same sense. It had been good for that man] Can this be said of any sinner, in the common sense in which it is understood, if there be any redemption from hell's torments? If a sinner should suffer millions of millions of years in them, and get out at last to the enjoyment of heaven, then it was well for him that he had been born, for still he has an eternity of blessedness before him. Can the doctrine of the non-eternity of hell's torments stand in the presence of this saying? Or can the doctrine of the annihilation of the wicked consist with this declaration? It would have been well for that man if he had never been born! Then he must be in some state of conscious existence, as non-existence is said to be better than that state in which he is now found. It was common for the Jews to say of any flagrant transgressor, It would have been better for him had he never been born. See several examples in Schoettgen. See the case of Judas argued at the end of Acts 1.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. The son of man goeth , etc.] Meaning himself, not to the Mount of Olives, or Gethsemane, or the garden, whither he went a little after this, but out of the world, to his Father: the phrase is expressive of his death, as in ( Joshua 23:14 Psalm 39:13), and denotes the voluntariness of it, and which is no ways inconsistent with the divine determinations about it: nor the violence that was offered to him by his enemies. As it is written ; in the book of Gods eternal purposes and decrees; for Luke says, as it was determined ( Luke 22:22): or as it was recorded in the books of the Old Testament; in ( Psalm 22:1-31), ( Isaiah 53:1-12) and ( Daniel 9:1-27) for Christ died for the sins of his people, in perfect agreement with these Scriptures, which were written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the son of man is betrayed ; for Gods decrees concerning this matter, and the predictions in the Bible founded on them, did not in the least excuse, or extenuate the blackness of his crime; who did what he did, of his own free will, and wicked heart, voluntarily, and to satisfy his own lusts: it had been good for that man if he had not been born . This is a Rabbinical phrase, frequently, used in one form or another; sometimes thus; as it is said of such that speak false and lying words, and regard not the glory of their Creator, aml[l wtyy ald wl bj , it would have been better for them they had never come into the world; and so of any other, notorious sinner, it is at other times said f1528 , yrba ald hyl bj , or f1529 , arbn al wl jwn , it would have been better for him if he had not been created; signifying, that it is better to have no being at all, than to be punished with everlasting destruction; and which was the dreadful case of Judas, who fell by his transgression, and went to his own place.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 17-25 - Observe, the place for their eating the passover was pointed out by Christ to the disciples. He knows those hidden ones who favour his cause, and will graciously visit all who are willing to receive him The disciples did as Jesus had appointed. Those who would have Christ' presence in the gospel passover, must do what he says. It well become the disciples of Christ always to be jealous over themselves especially in trying times. We know not how strongly we may be tempted nor how far God may leave us to ourselves, therefore we have reason no to be high-minded, but to fear. Heart-searching examination and ferven prayer are especially proper before the Lord's supper, that, as Chris our Passover is now sacrificed for us, we may keep this feast, renewin our repentance, our faith in his blood, and surrendering ourselves to his service.
Greek Textus Receptus
ο 3588 T-NSM μεν 3303 PRT υιος 5207 N-NSM του 3588 T-GSM ανθρωπου 444 N-GSM υπαγει 5217 5719 V-PAI-3S καθως 2531 ADV γεγραπται 1125 5769 V-RPI-3S περι 4012 PREP αυτου 846 P-GSM ουαι 3759 INJ δε 1161 CONJ τω 3588 T-DSM ανθρωπω 444 N-DSM εκεινω 1565 D-DSM δι 1223 PREP ου 3739 R-GSM ο 3588 T-NSM υιος 5207 N-NSM του 3588 T-GSM ανθρωπου 444 N-GSM παραδιδοται 3860 5743 V-PPI-3S καλον 2570 A-NSN ην 2258 5713 V-IXI-3S αυτω 846 P-DSM ει 1487 COND ουκ 3756 PRT-N εγεννηθη 1080 5681 V-API-3S ο 3588 T-NSM ανθρωπος 444 N-NSM εκεινος 1565 D-NSM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
26:24 {Good were it for that man} (kalon en autwi). Conclusion of second-class condition even though an is not expressed. It is not needed with verbs of obligation and necessity. There are some today who seek to palliate the crime of Judas. But Jesus here pronounces his terrible doom. And Judas heard it and went on with his hellish bargain with the Sanhedrin. Apparently Judas went out at this stage (#Joh 13:31).
