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What does Matthew 26:48 mean?

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: 'The one I kiss is the man—arrest him.' Matthew 26:48 - Modern Text Bible

(Judas had set up a sign so the crowd would know who to grab. He chose a kiss, a gesture of friendship, to mark Jesus for arrest.)