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Luke 22:52 Cross-References
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“Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?”
Luke 22:52 (KJV)
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Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? Jesus confronts the religious leaders' hypocrisy directly. The phrase hōs epi lēstēn exēlthate (ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθατε, 'as against a robber/insurrectionist you came out') uses lēstēs (λῃστής), meaning armed bandit or revolutionary—the same term for the criminals crucified with Jesus (Luke 23:32) and Barabbas (John 18:40). Jesus questions why a teacher who openly taught in the Temple requires military force to arrest. The meta m...
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Cross-References for Luke 22:52
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“and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them.”
“Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?,And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?,,,,,,,,”
“and brought them without violence”
“Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me.,In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.,,,,,,,,”
“I kept them in your name. Those whom you have given me I have kept. None of them is lost”
“and said to them”