richmahn_en_tn/mat/26/23.md

# The Son of Man

Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# will go

Here "go" is a polite way to refer to dying. AT: "will go to his death" or "will die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# just as it is written about him

This can be stated in active form. AT: "just as the prophets wrote about him in the scriptures" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the man who betrays the Son of Man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# Is it I, Rabbi?

"Rabbi, am I the one who will betray you?" Judas may be using a rhetorical question to deny that he is the one who will betray Jesus. AT: "Rabbi, surely I am not the one who will betray you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# You have said it yourself

This is an idiom that Jesus uses to mean "yes" without being completely clear about what he means. AT: "You are saying it" or "You are admitting it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/betray]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/written]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judasiscariot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/rabbi]]