ST MATTHEW
CHAPTER 26
Jesus is anointed—He keeps the passover and institutes the sacrament—He suffers in Gethsemane, is betrayed by Judas, and taken before Caiaphas—Peter denies that he knows him.
1 AND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings,[ He started this train of thought while on Mount Olivet and continued to teach them until on the way to Bethany where he was going. ], he said unto his disciples,
2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover,[ A feast instituted in Egypt, to commemorate the destroying angel's passing over the houses of the Israelites, when he slew the firstborn of the Egyptians. See the whole of this business largely explained in the Notes on Exodus xii. 1-27. This feast began on the fourteenth day of the first moon, in the first month, Nisan, and it lasted only one day; but it was immediately followed by the days of unleavened bread, which were seven, so that the whole lasted eight days, and all the eight days are sometimes called the feast of the passover, and sometimes the feast or days of unleavened bread. ], and the son of man [ title for Christ - The "son of God" and the "son of Man" are synonymous... In the pure Adamic language, the name Elohim, the Father, is "Man of Holiness" (signifying that God is a Holy Man), and the name of Christ, the son, is short for "son of Man of Holiness" (Mormon Doctine p671; Moses 6:57 ] is betrayed to be crucified. [ As the time for Jesus’ death drew near, the Savior spoke of it directly and of the methods that would be used to bring it about. But this was not the first time Jesus had prophesied concerning his death and the resurrection to follow. The following chart shows some of the occasions when Jesus had taught his apostles and others that he must die. They did not comprehend the real significance of his words—not until after the resurrection was an accomplished fact.
| Reference | Period of Time in the Lord’s Ministry |
| John 2:18–22 | Beginning of the First Passover |
| Luke 9:21, 22 | Two Years Later During the Galilean Ministry |
| Mark 9:30–32 | Still Later During the Galilean Ministry |
| Mark 10:32–34 | The Following Year, Just Preceding the Last Passover |
]
3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, [ The group that has accumulated power by rewriting the law found in the scriptures. (Matt 23:2) ] , and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,[ Caiaphas succeeded Simon, son of Camith, about A. D. 16, or, as Calmet thinks, 25. He married the daughter of Annas, who was joined with him in the priesthood. About two years after our Lord's crucifixion, Caiaphas and Pilate were both deposed by VITELLIUS, then governor of Syria, and afterwards emperor. Caiaphas, unable to bear this disgrace, and the stings of his conscience for the murder of Christ, killed himself about A. D. 35. See Joseph. Ant. b. xviii. c. 2-4. ],
5 But they said, Not on the feast day, l [ Typically the Jews would not punish criminals on one of the days that they had a publice festival. ] lest
there be an uproar among
the people. [ “The rulers feared especially an outbreak by the Galileans,
who had a provincial pride in the prominence of Jesus as one of their
countrymen, and many of whom were then in Jerusalem. It was further concluded
and for the same reasons, that the Jewish custom of making impressive
examples of notable offenders by executing public punishment upon them
at times of great general assemblages, be set aside in the case of Jesus; therefore
the conspirators said: ‘Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar
among the people.’” (Talmage, Jesus the Christ, p. 591.) ]
6 ¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,[ We can assume that he is no longer a leper, if so he would have been banished. But who was Simon? Was he the leper healed by the Master? "And since Martha served and Lazarus sat at the table while Mary annointed the Savior, was this also their Bethany home? Was Simon their father?" Bruce R McConkie Doc N T Commentary pg 699],
7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head,[ “That supper in Bethany was an event never to be forgotten. Mary, the more contemplative and spiritually minded of the two sisters, she who loved to sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to His words, and who had been commended for having so chosen the one needful thing, which her more practical sister lacked, brought from among her treasures an alabaster cruse containing a pound of costly spikenard ointment; she broke the sealed flask[1061] and poured its fragrant contents upon the head and feet of her Lord, and wiped His feet with her loosened tresses. To anoint the head of a guest with ordinary oil was to do him honor; to anoint his feet also was to show unusual and signal regard; but the anointing of head and feet with spikenard, and in such abundance, was an act of reverential homage rarely rendered even to kings.[1063] Mary's act was an expression of adoration; it was the fragrant outwelling of a heart overflowing with worship and affection.” Excerpt From: James E. Talmage. “Jesus the Christ / A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy / Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern.” Apple Books. ], as he sat at meat.
10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? [ "kopouv parecein" Or, Why do ye put the woman to pain? ] for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
11 For ye have the poor always with you; [ So as if to say the poor were here before I was hear and they will still be here for you to serve after I am gone. This was a cutting remark to Judas who if he would have had the money from the oil would have had no intent to give it to the poor, Judas knew it and so di the others who were there. ] ; but me ye have not always.
13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and
I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces
of silver. [ What Is the Significance of
the “Thirty Pieces of Silver”? “They could have said
one piece of silver or a thousand. Judas had not come to haggle but to betray.
What amount, then, should they set? With devilish cunning they chose that sum
which in their law was the fixed price of a slave. ‘Thirty shekels of silver’
would recompense an owner for the death of ‘a manservant or a maidservant.’
(Ex. 21:28–32.) “Thirty pieces of silver! Such would they pay for the life
of their God—no more and no less. And by so doing all men ever after would
know that they esteemed him as the basest of men. And thus, also, even their
attempts to debase and insult would fulfill, in literal detail, the Messianic
prophecy of Zechariah which had foretold their evil conspiracy. ‘If ye think
good, give me my price; and if not, forbear,’ the Lord says of the sum for
which he will be sold. ‘so they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.’
(Zech. 11:12.)” (McConkie, DNTC, 1:702–3.) ]
17 ¶ Now the first day of the feast
of unleavened bread [
What Was the Feast of Unleavened Bread? Closely
associated with the Passover was the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This feast did not begin until the day after the passover, the fifteenth day of the month see Num 28:16,17. As the ancient
Israelites made their hasty preparations to leave Egypt and its unwelcome hardships,
they did not have sufficient time to permit their bread to rise as was the
custom. Instead they baked in haste and vacated their homes as quickly as possible.
The festival of Unleavened Bread was held to commemorate this fact. Where
Passover lasted one day originally, the Feast of Unleavened Bread lasted
seven. In process of time, both festivals were combined into one, making the
entire Passover period eight days in length. ] the disciples came to Jesus,
saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, [ "ton deina" It is probable that this means some person with whom Christ was well acquainted, and who was known to the disciples. some particular person who is so well known that there is no need to specify him by name. ], and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand;[ "kairov" is often used among the Greeks to suggest affliction and calamity. So we might rendered it, the time of my affliction (crucifixion) is at hand.] ; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
19 And the disciples did [ Peter and John see Luke 22:8 ] as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.[ That is, they provided the lamb as appointed by the law. ] .
20 Now when the even
[ "It is a common opinion that our Lord ate the passover some hours before the Jews ate it; for the Jews, according to custom, ate theirs at the end of the fourteenth day, but Christ ate his the preceding even, which was the beginning of the same sixth day, or Friday; the Jews begin their day at sunsetting, we at midnight. Thus Christ ate the passover on the same day with the Jews, but not on the same hour. Christ kept this passover the beginning of the fourteenth day, the precise day and hour in which the Jews had eaten their first passover in Egypt. See Exod. xii. 6-12. And in the same part of the same day in which the Jews had sacrificed their first paschal lamb, viz. between the two evenings, about the ninth hour, or 3 o'clock, Jesus Christ our passover was sacrificed for us: for it was at this hour that he yielded up his last breath; and then it was that, the sacrifice being completed, Jesus said, IT IS FINISHED. See Exod. xii. 6, &c., and Deuteronomy xvi. 6, &c. See on John xviii. 28, and the Treatise on the Eucharist, referred to ver. 19; and see the notes on ver. 26 and following verses." Adam Clarke ] was come, he sat down with the twelve.
22 And they [ The disciples ] were exceeding sorrowful, [ At least 11 of them were - those who were innocent, and the other one I suppose he just faked it. Why are they sorrowful? I suppose to think that one amoung them would betray the Savior. In addition; they do not have the Holy Ghost with them at this point so this is all so new to them. Without the Holy Ghost to certify to them who he was, they could not know for sure. (See also: McConkie's Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, The Gospels, p. 775) ] and began every
one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? [ “There
is a lesson to be drawn from the twenty-sixth chapter of Matthew. The
occasion, the Last Supper. “‘And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say
unto you, that one of you shall betray me.’ “I remind you that these men were
apostles. They were of apostolic stature. It has always been interesting to
me that they did not on that occasion, nudge one another and say, ‘I’ll bet
that is old Judas. He has surely been acting queer lately.’ It reflects something
of their stature. Rather it is recorded that: “‘They were exceedingly sorrowful,
and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?’ (Matthew 26:22.)
“Would you, I plead, overrule the tendency to disregard counsel and assume
for just a moment something apostolic in attitude at least, and ask yourself
these questions: Do I need to improve myself? Should I take this counsel to
heart and act upon it? If there is one weak or failing, unwilling to follow
the brethren, Lord, is it I?” (Boyd K. Packer, “Follow the Brethren,” Speeches
of the Year, 1965, p. 3.) Do you suppose that Judas might have been surprised, surprised to know that Jesus knew that he had betrayed him. I suppose that this also gives us and idea into the character and belief of Judas. He has become so blinded by men that he has lost the idea of who Jesus is. He is the one who knows all of us inside and out and here Judas lost sight of that for money. ]
23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.[ So Judas either would have been sitting next to the Savior or across from him as the bread was dipped in the small shared bowls of juice of bitter herbs as part of the passover celebration. The bowls were placed between every few people and were shared and not passed around the table as that was not convienent. ].
24 The son of man [ A title for Christ - The "son of God" and the "son
of Man" are synonymous... In the pure Adamic language, the name Elohim,
the Father, is "Man of Holiness" (signifying that God is a Holy Man),
and the name of Christ, the son, is short for "son of Man of Holiness"
(Mormon Doctine p671; Moses 6:57 ] goeth [that is about to die, going away, departing are used by Greek and Latin writers, for death or dying. ] as it is written of
him: but woe unto that man by whom the son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.[ So did Judas become a son of Perdition? Let's observe did he meet all of the requirements as outline in D&C 76:30-49. Joseph F. Smith suggest no. Answers to Gospel Questions Pg 433-435 President Smith goes on to suggest that we need to take these words literally and understand them in conjunction with out pre-mortal life and then our purpose here on earth. Suggesting that he would have been better to have stayed in the pre-mortal world. That is it. If we do not end up believing in the power of the Savior then he does not have the power to save us from our sins.3 Ne. 28:34-35 ].
25 Then Judas,[ Why did Jesus call Judas as a Apostle in the first place? Was it so that this could be accomplished? Did Judas posses some quality to which he could have used for the good but choose to do otherwise? ], which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
26 ¶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, [ Symbolic of the very thing that he asks for in verse 39 to be removed. So with the sacrament we partake of his blood through the cup. In Jewish wedding tradition it would mean that he accepted the covenant(the marriage agreement). In which after the marriage contract was arranged by the father's, after the bride price was established, after the bridegroom gave the bride to be a generous gift, the bridegroom would sit down with the bride to be and poor a glass of wine(symbolic of blood). Then the bride would have 30 seconds to decide whether to drink the glass of wine or not. To drink the cup meant that she accepted all of the covenants (the marriage agreements) and was ready to become bethrothed, if she did not drink within that 30 seconds the bridegroom would simple leave never to be seen of again. ] and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed [ (ekcunomenon, poured out) or a blood sacrifice. Translated from poured out representing that the Lord poured out his whole soul unto death in an effort to atone for the sins of all man. ] for many for the remission of
sins. [ "afesiv twn amartiwn" - does not mean merely the pardon of sins, as it is generally understood, but the removal or taking away of sins; not only the guilt, but also the very nature of sin, and the pollution of the soul through it; and comprehends all that is generally understood by the terms justification and sanctification. Adam Clarke ]
29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. [ We shall not eat or drink together again during this life as I await my crucifixation which will take place in but a few hours. ]
31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. [ We often cannot understand how the disciples think that he will be leaving them, dying. We have to keep in our hearts that they are without the testimony of the Holy Ghost. This is all new, never has anyone died then taken their body back up. They trust but cannot understand I suppose.]
33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
34 Jesus said unto him, [ Peter ] Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
36 ¶ Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, [ What do we know about Gethsemane? A garden at the foot of the mount of Olives. or Olive press; This sacred spot, like Eden where Adam dwelt, like Sinai from whence Jehovah gave his laws, like Calvary where the son of God gave his life a ransom for many, this holy ground is where the Sinless son of the Everlasting Father took upon himself the sins of all men on condition of repentance. Bruce R McConkie http://www.lds.org/ensign/1985/05/the-purifying-power-of-gethsemane Why did the Savior choose Gethsemane when he would have had plenty of gardens to choose from? First, we know that Jesus would descend below all things. The Garden of Gethsemane was at the bottom of the valley between the holy city of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives from where Jesus later ascended into heaven. Symbolically, the Garden of Gethsemane was a low spot near Jerusalem. Second, the Kidron brook ran nearby. This brook helped wash away the blood of sacrificial animals from the temple (one of the drains from the temple may have run down to this spot). Jesus, as the true sacrificial lamb, may have had some of His blood washed away at the Kidron brook near the Garden of Gethsemane. During Passover, thousands of lambs would have been sacrificed at the temple. The blood and water that ran down from the temple would have created a dark, murky brook. In fact, the word “Kidron” means “to be dark,” possibly because of the sacrificial blood that ran in its course. Third, the meaning of Gethsemane is “oil press,” which is highly significant and symbolic of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.] The Garden of Gethsemane is where olives were pressed into oil. Olive oil, in my opinion, is the best material symbol to represent the atoning blood of Jesus Christ. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was pressed with the extreme pressure of His suffering for all of us that His olive oil, that is His blood, oozed from His pores. When pressed with extreme pressure, olive oil oozes out of the pores of olives in bloodred droplets. As the olive oil is initially pressed from the olives it comes out bloodred before it turns the beautiful golden green we are so familiar with. ] and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. [ The Lord knows what is about to take place and he needs to be able to complete it without interruption. The Lord wanted to know that someone was close by; although he knew he had to do what he had to do alone was it too much to ask for somone to just be close by, what strength do you gain when you know that somone you love is close by? ]
37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. [ What reasons did the Lord have to be heavy and sorrowful? 1) he knew that he was going to have to take upon himself the entire sins of all of the world, that it would not be easy and that he alone had to do it, and he would have to do it by himself - lonely heavy you bet. 2) He had just had to reprimand Peter James and John for their lack of faith and discernment in Mark 14:33 IV: And he taketh with him, Peter and James and John, and rebuked them, The disciples are still wondering if Jesus really is the Christ so Jesus takes aside the three who apparently should have known better and rebukes them for their lack of discernment and faith. The Inspired version of Mark 14:32 translates it to "and the disciples began to be sore amaxed, and to be very heavy" which would imply that they were feeling depressed. The word used by the Greeks to denote the most extreme anguish which the soul can feel-excruciating anxiety and torture of spirit. ]
[See Mark 14 for the Greek translation]
38 Then saith he unto them, My soul
is exceeding sorrowful, [ The pain brought on by what he knows he is about to do is weighting down on him. He knows what he has to do and he also knows that there is no margin for error. He must complete the task fully and perfectly, it is all on him - I cannot imagine the weight on him. What
is his soul exceeding sorrowful for? 1) the second
stage of repentance is genuine sorry for the sin - The Lord is about
to take all the sins of the world upon him. That could bring some real
sorrow that people would create these sins, and bring them upon him -
that they did not love him enough not to commit the sins. 2) I suppose
that he had some sorrow that even his disciples where still not sure that
he was the Christ, and the lack of support he was getting from them as
he was about to undertake this great ordeal.] even
unto death: [ Note the words he chose - unto the death of his soul. What happens when the soul dies? ] tarry ye here, [ stay
with me - give me support, I need your help ] and watch with
me.
39 And he went a little further, [ about a stone's cast 30 yards, or 90 feet ] and fell on his face,
[ We know that in some way, incomprehensible to us, his suffering satisfied the demands of justice, ransomed penitent souls from the pains and penalties of sin, and made mercy available to those who believe in his holy name. So great was the burden that he lay prostrate upon the ground from the pains and agonies of an infinite burden placed upon him. Then an angel came from the courts of glory to strengthen him in his ordeal, and we suppose it was mighty Michael, who foremost fell that mortal man might be. As near as we can judge, these infinite agonies—this suffering beyond compare—continued for some three or four hours.The Purifying Power of Gethsemane Elder Bruce R. McConkie ] and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: [ Or, as the New Translation by the Prophet Joseph Smith has it, “O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me except I drink it, thy will be done.” The Father did not let it pass from Him; He therefore drank it, and finally, on the cross He said, “It is finished,” and bowed His head and gave up the Ghost. It seems to be referencing a very ancient method of punishing criminals. A cup of poison was put into their hands, and they were obliged to drink it. socrates was killed thus, being obliged by the magistrates of Athens to drink a cup of the juice of hemlock.. : Relating this then to the sacrament - each week we partake of his blood we to do so from a cup. see D& C 19:18. ] nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. [ The symbolism of Gethsemane for us.What is the lesson here for us? If he had to surrender in complete submission to the will of the Father - Why should we be any different? ]
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, [ Continuing on with the symbolism for us - are we not his disciples as well? ] and findeth them asleep, [ are you asleep? if not physically - spiritually? ] and saith unto Peter, [ He comes to the one that is the head apostle ] What, could ye not watch with me one hour? [ an asks Peter; is it too much to ask of you to stay the coarse for just an hour? What is the symbolism for us? We likewise he asks of us to watch with him for one hour each sunday. Part of that is during the sacrament. How well will you watch today - can you watch during the entire sacrament meeting? During the whole meeting? Challenge you to put away anything that might distract either you or your neighbor from this wholly ordinance. Is it too much to ask that we hold to the rod, that we keep his commandments, that we become like him - in this case the ultimate of becoming like him is to do as he does. to do not as you will, but as thou wilt. to submit our will to our father in heaven - this is the true power of the atonement - one in will, one with the father and the son. ]
41 Watch and pray, [ What must we watch for? Pray for what? ] that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. [ Why is the spirit willing? because the spirit has the ability to receive extra strength from our eternal realm, from God. while the flesh does not have that power - the flesh must submit to the will of the spirit - just as we are to submit to the will of the father. Divine symbolism here! "Keep watch and pray to God that you are not tempted, then you won't be tempted. Human nature is frail, your spirit is willing, but human nature is weak, you will be put to the test you will have a trial." [The accepted translations simply does not convey what is intended here, but Newman does.] (Newman p. 848) ]
42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if
this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, [ He asks Heavenly Father the same things again. See
vs 39 and Heb 2:9 ] thy will be
done.
44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. [ Once again the Savior asks our Father In Heaven to remove this cup from him, but if not he will do the will of the Father that sent him. ]
45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them,
Sleep on now, [ At this point they have missed the opportunity to stay awake and keep the watch for the Savior. The time is now passed. What is the lesson here? There is a lesson there for us that there will be a time when that which we have been asked to do we will either have done or it will be too late. ] and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, [ My perception of the Savior at this point is one of absolute exhaustion, and yet as tired as he is if you look hard enough you can see a slight smile. The smile represents that he was successful, The smile represents that he did it for you and he did it for me - that his great love for us overshadowed and transcended the agony and pain that he had just suffered and he came out on top - he was inteed the Master, he alone had crushed the serpants head. ] and the son
of man [ A title for Christ - The "son of God" and the "son
of Man" are synonymous... In the pure Adamic language, the name Elohim,
the Father, is "Man of Holiness" (signifying that God is a Holy Man),
and the name of Christ, the son, is short for "son of Man of Holiness"
(Mormon Doctine p671; Moses 6:57 ] is betrayed into
the hands of sinners.
47 ¶ And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? [ Basically a response to Peter - in otherwords he was saying to Peter what would you have me do disobey what Heaven Father has entrusted me to do. He states in th eprevious verse he certainly has the power - but he has a mission and he is going to do as he has been asked. What is the great lesson for us here? ]
55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
57 ¶ And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the son of man [ A title for Christ - The "son of God" and the "son
of Man" are synonymous... In the pure Adamic language, the name Elohim,
the Father, is "Man of Holiness" (signifying that God is a Holy Man),
and the name of Christ, the son, is short for "son of Man of Holiness"
(Mormon Doctine p671; Moses 6:57 ] sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
69 ¶ Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.