Luke 22:49
When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
Luke 22:49 in other translations
| BSB | Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” |
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| WEB | When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” |
| ASV | And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? |
| YLT | And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, ‘Sir, shall we smite with a sword?' |
| DARBY | And they who were around him, seeing what was going to follow, said to him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? |
| BBE | And when those who were with him saw what was coming, they said, Lord, may we not make use of our swords? |
| Webster | When they who were about him, saw what would follow, they said to him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? |
What does Luke 22:49 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:47-53
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…
Luke 22:49 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 22:49
- Luke 22:38
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
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Context
- Luke 22:48
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
- Luke 22:49
When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
- Luke 22:50
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Luke 22:49 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y viendo los que estaban con él lo que había de ser, le dijeron: Señor, ¿heriremos á cuchillo? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ceux qui étaient autour de lui, voyant ce qui allait arriver, lui dirent: Seigneur, frapperons-nous de l’épée? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als aber die, welche um ihn waren, sahen, was es werden würde, sprachen sie zu ihm: Herr, sollen wir mit dem Schwerte dreinschlagen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Videntes autem hi qui circa ipsum erant, quod futurum erat, dixerunt ei: Domine, si percutimus in gladio? |