Matthew 26:52

Matthew 26:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
• New International Version (NIV)“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

Context of Matthew 26:52

50“Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him. 51At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. 53Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 54But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

Matthew 26:52 word by word

Τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀπόστρεψον τὴν μάχαιράν σου εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς· πάντες γὰρ οἱ λαβόντες μάχαιραν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀπολοῦνται.Read the interlinear

• Putἀποστρέφωapostrephō · to turn awayG654
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• swordμάχαιραmachaira · swordG3162
• back inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• itsαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• ·τότεtote · thenG5119
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• drawλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• will dieἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for Matthew 26:52

• Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
• Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:11To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
• 1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
• 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
• Matthew 23:34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
• Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
• Ezekiel 35:5Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,
• Revelation 13:10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
• Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

Commentaries on Matthew 26:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52Put up again thy sword into his place - Neither Christ nor his religion is to be defended by the secular arm. God is sufficiently able to support his ark: Uzzah need not stretch out his hand on the occasion. Even the shadow of public justice is not to be resisted by a private person, when coming from those in public authority. The cause of a Christian is the cause of God: sufferings belong to one, and vengeance to the other. Let the cause, therefore, rest…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47-57Verses 47-57 The account of Jesus‘ being betrayed by Judas is recorded by all the evangelists. See Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12. Matthew 26:47 Judas, one of the twelve, came - This was done while Jesus was addressing his disciples. John informs us that Judas knew the place, because Jesus was in the habit of going there with his disciples. Judas had passed the time, after he left Jesus and the other disciples at the Passover, in arranging…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-56Verses 47-56 No enemies are so much to be abhorred as those professed disciples that betray Christ with a kiss. God has no need of our services, much less of our sins, to bring about his purposes. Though Christ was crucified through weakness, it was voluntary weakness; he submitted to death. If he had not been willing to suffer, they could not conquer him. It was a great sin for those who had left all to follow Jesus; now to leave him for they knew not…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:52

• Jesus, the Christ
• Malice
• Meekness
• Prayer
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy

Commentaries on Matthew 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings