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Luke 22:49 Cross-References
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“When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?”
Luke 22:49 (KJV)
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When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? The disciples' response to imminent danger reveals misunderstanding of Jesus' kingdom. The question ei pataxomen en machaira (εἰ πατάξομεν ἐν μακαίρᾳ, 'shall we strike with sword?') expects a negative answer grammatically, yet betrays their continued expectation of military messianism. Despite Jesus' explicit teaching that 'all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword' (Matthew 26:52), they instinctively resort to violence. John 18:10 identifies Peter as the one who later ...
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