{He is at hand} ((8867)giken). The same verb and tense used
of the hour above, present perfect active of eggiz(935c), to draw
near, the very form used by John the Baptist of the coming of the
kingdom of heaven ( Mt 3:2 ). Whether Jesus heard the approach of
the betrayer with the crowd around him or saw the lights or just
felt the proximity of the traitor before he was there (J. Weiss),
we do not know and it matters little. The scene is pictured as it
happened with lifelike power.