Matthew 26:53

Matthew 26:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?

Context of Matthew 26:53

51With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. 52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Do you think I cannot 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 in this way?” 55In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me.

Matthew 26:53 word by word

ἢ δοκεῖς ὅτι οὐ δύναμαι παρακαλέσαι τὸν πατέρα μου, καὶ παραστήσει μοι ἄρτι πλείω δώδεκα λεγιῶνας ἀγγέλων;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ἤē · orG2228
• Thinkest thouδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• I cannotοὐou · noG3756
• I cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• nowἄρτιarti · nowG737
• prayπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• toὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• toπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he shall presently giveπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• legionsλεγεώνlegeōn · LegionG3003
• of angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32

Cross-references for Matthew 26:53

• Matthew 4:11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
• Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
• 2 Kings 6:17And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
• Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones
• Matthew 10:1Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
• Luke 8:30Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53More than twelve legions of angels? - As if he had said, Instead of you twelve, one of whom is a traitor, my Father can give me more than twelve legions of angels to defend me. A legion, at different times, contained different numbers; 4,200, 5,000, and frequently 6,000 men; and from this saying, taking the latter number, which is the common rate, may we not-safely believe that the angels of God amount to more than 72,000?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. 53twelve legions: Jesus used Roman military language to describe the help he could receive from God. A legion was about 6,000 soldiers. Jesus was not a helpless victim. He allowed his own arrest.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:53

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Legion
• Meekness
• Prayer
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Angel
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn

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