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?
• New International Version (NIV)Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal 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?

Context of Matthew 26:53

51And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear. 52Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on 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

• ·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 leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
• Matthew 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
• 2 Kings 6:17And Elisha prayed, and said, Yhwh, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Yhwh opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
• Daniel 7:10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
• Jude 1:14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
• Matthew 10:1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
• Luke 8:30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered 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