Matthew 26:54

Matthew 26:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
• New International Version (NIV)But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?”

Context of Matthew 26:54

52Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword. 53Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now? How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?” 55At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. 56But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Matthew 26:54 word by word

πῶς οὖν πληρωθῶσιν αἱ γραφαὶ ὅτι οὕτως δεῖ γενέσθαι;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• shallπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• the scripturesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scripturesγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• thusοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• it mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Matthew 26:54

• Matthew 26:24The Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
• Psalms 69:1Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.
• Isaiah 53:1Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks have been determined concerning your people and your holy city to put an end to rebellion, to bring sin to completion, to atone for iniquity, to bring in perpetual righteousness, to seal up the prophetic vision, and to anoint a most holy place.
• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” says the Lord who rules over all. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.
• Luke 24:25So he said to them, “You foolish people – how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
• John 10:35If those people to whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’ (and the scripture cannot be broken),
• Acts 1:16“Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –

Commentaries on Matthew 26:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54But how then - Had I such a defense - shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say, that thus it must be? That is, that I am to suffer and die for the sin of the world. Probably the Scriptures to which our Lord principally refers are Psalm 22, 69, and especially Isaiah 53:1-12, and Daniel 9:24-27. Christ shows that they had no power against him but what he permitted; and that he willingly gave up himself into their hands.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54If Jesus had resisted, it would have blocked the fulfillment of God’s saving work (see Matthew 16:21–23).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:54

• Court
• Jesus, the Christ
• Meekness
• Prayer
• Prisoners
• Types

In the dictionaries

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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