Luke 22:53

while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

In Context

52And Jesus said to those having come upon him — chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders — 'As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?

54And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off,

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Cross References

Job 20:5That the singing of the wicked [is] short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

Matthew 21:23And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, 'By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'

Luke 21:37And he was during the days in the temple teaching, and during the nights, going forth, he was lodging at the mount called of Olives;

John 7:30They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,

John 12:27'Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say — Father, save me from this hour? — but because of this I came to this hour;

John 16:20verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:48-54

The Treachery of Judas. 47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? 49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? 50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. 51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched… Read the whole commentary →

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