51 And behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high Priest, and smote off his ear.

52 [a]Then said Jesus unto him, Put up thy sword into his place: (A)for all that [b]take the sword, shall perish with the sword.

53 [c]Either thinkest thou, that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he will give me more than twelve legions of Angels?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:52 Our vocation must be the rule of our zeal.
  2. Matthew 26:52 They take the sword to whom the Lord hath not given it, that is to say, they which use the sword, and are not called to it.
  3. Matthew 26:53 Christ was taken, because he was willing to be taken.

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