God’s Word Translation
Luke 22:53
53I was with you in the temple courtyard every day and you didn’t try to arrest me. But this is your time, when darkness rules.”
Luke 22:53 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."
- New King James Version (NKJV)When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
Context of Luke 22:53
51But Jesus said, “Stop! That’s enough of this.” Then he touched the servant’s ear and healed him. 52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple guards, and leaders who had come for him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal? I was with you in the temple courtyard every day and you didn’t try to arrest me. But this is your time, when darkness rules.” 54So they arrested Jesus and led him away to the chief priest’s house. Peter followed at a distance. 55Some men had lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard. As they sat together, Peter sat among them.
Read all of Luke 22Luke 22:53 word by word
καθ᾽ ἡμέραν ὄντος μου μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ οὐκ ἐξετείνατε τὰς χεῖρας ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ. ἀλλ᾽ αὕτη ἐστὶν ὑμῶν ἡ ὥρα καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία τοῦ σκότους.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- ·κατάkata · according toG2596
- dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- youσύsu · youG4771
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
- ye stretched forthἐκτείνωekteinō · to stretch outG1614
- noοὐou · noG3756
- handsχείρcheir · handG5495
- againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
- of darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
Cross-references for Luke 22:53
- Luke 21:37During the day Jesus would teach in the temple courtyard. But at night he would go to the Mount of Olives (as it was called) and spend the night there.
- Matthew 21:12Jesus went into the temple courtyard and threw out everyone who was buying and selling there. He overturned the moneychangers’ tables and the chairs of those who sold pigeons.
- John 7:25Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this the man they want to kill?
- Judges 16:21The Philistines grabbed him. They poked out his eyes and took him to the prison in Gaza. They tied him up with double chains and made him grind grain in the mill there.
- Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked is short-lived, and the joy of the godless person lasts only a moment?
- John 12:27“I am too deeply troubled now to know how to express my feelings. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time ⌞of suffering⌟’? No! I came for this time of suffering.
- John 16:20I can guarantee this truth: You will cry because you are sad, but the world will be happy. You will feel pain, but your pain will turn to happiness.
- John 14:30The ruler of this world has no power over me. But he’s coming, so I won’t talk with you much longer.
- Acts 26:18You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’
- 2 Corinthians 4:3So if the Good News that we tell others is covered with a veil, it is hidden from those who are dying.
- Ephesians 6:12This is not a wrestling match against a human opponent. We are wrestling with rulers, authorities, the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces that control evil in the heavenly world.
- Colossians 1:13God has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, whom he loves.
- Revelation 12:9The huge serpent was thrown down. That ancient snake, named Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was thrown down to earth. Its angels were thrown down with it.
Commentaries on Luke 22:53
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53I was daily with you in the temple - Alluding to the four preceding days, during the whole of which he taught in the temple, see Luke 21:37, and Matthew 21:17. This is your hour, and the power of darkness - That is, the time in which you are permitted to unrein your malice; which ye could not do before, because God did not permit you; and so perfectly are ye under his control that neither you nor the prince of darkness can proceed a hair's breadth against…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47-53Verses 47-53 See this explained in Matthew 26:48-56. Luke 22:48 Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? - By the “Son of man” was evidently meant “the Messiah.” Judas had had the most satisfactory evidence of that, and did not doubt it. A kiss was the sign of affection. By that slight artifice Judas thought to conceal his base purpose. Jesus with severity reproaches him for it. Every word is emphatic. “Betrayest” thou - dost thou violate all thy…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-53Verses 47-53 Nothing can be a greater affront or grief to the Lord Jesus, than to be betrayed by those who profess to be his followers, and say that they love him. Many instances there are, of Christ's being betrayed by those who, under the form of godliness, fight against the power of it. Jesus here gave an illustrious example of his own rule of doing good to those that hate us, as afterwards he did of praying for those that despitefully use us. Corrupt…Read the comment
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- 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
- 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
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