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Mark 14:48 Cross-References
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“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?”
Mark 14:48 (KJV)
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And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? Jesus' question (ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστήν, hōs epi lēstēn, "as against a robber/revolutionary") exposes the absurdity of armed arrest for one who taught publicly. The term λῃστής (lēstēs) denotes not a common thief but a violent revolutionary or bandit—the term used for Barabbas (John 18:40) and the two crucified with Jesus (Mark 15:27).The rhetorical question indicts their guilty conscience: Why nighttime? Why weapons? Why such force for an unarmed teacher? Their methods betray their aware...
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Cross-References for Mark 14:48
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“captains of the temple”
“Why does my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?”
“after a flea.”
“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.,,,,,,,,”