Luke 22:38

So they said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords.” He said to them, “That is enough!”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

In Context

37For I tell you that this Scripture must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was numbered with the lawless.’ For what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

39Then Jesus went out and made his way to the Mount of Olives, as was his custom, and his disciples followed him.

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Cross References

Luke 22:49When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”

2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:22-39

The Disciples Admonished; Peter's Frailty Predicted. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. 24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that… Read the whole commentary →

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