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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.

Context of Matthew 26:52

50Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you came to do." Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? 54But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?"

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Put up againἀποστρέφωapostrephō · to turn awayG654
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• swordμάχαιραmachaira · swordG3162
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• they that takeλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• shall perishἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for Matthew 26:52

• Matthew 5:39But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
• Romans 12:19Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."
• 1 Corinthians 4:11To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
• 1 Peter 2:21For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
• 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,
• Genesis 9:6"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
• Ezekiel 35:5Because you cherished perpetual enmity and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment,
• Revelation 13:10If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.
• Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what 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