King James Version
Luke 22:53 in the King James Version says “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...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
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?
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.
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
“daily”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“the temple”
G2411a sacred place, i.e., the entire precincts (whereas g3485 denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the temple (at jerusalem or elsewhere)
“hands”
G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
“against”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the power”
G1849privilege, i.e., (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token o
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