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Luke 22:53 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Luke 22:53 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 22 verse 53 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Luke 22:53 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 22:53
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. Jesus identifies the true nature of the conflict: spiritual warfare, not political dispute. The contrast kath' hēmeran ontos mou en tō hierō (καθ' ἡμέραν ὄντος μου ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, 'daily being in the temple') versus night arrest exposes their deception. Jesus taught publicly in God's house while they operate in darkness—literally and spiritually. The phrase hautē estin hē hōra hymōn kai hē exousia tou skotous (αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ὥρα ὑμῶν καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία τοῦ σκότους, 'this is y...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 22:53
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“but against the principalities”
“and they said to them”
“that you will weep and lament”
“that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God”
“it is veiled in those who perish;”
“and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;”
“Isn't this he whom they seek to kill?,Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?,,,,,,,,”
“they perceived that he spoke about them.”
“for the prince of the world comes”