Luke 22:52
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
Luke 22:52 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw? |
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| WEB | Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? |
| ASV | And Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, that were come against him, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves? |
| YLT | And Jesus said to those having come upon him--chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders--‘As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks? |
| DARBY | And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders, who were come against him, Have ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks? |
| BBE | And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks? |
| Webster | Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to him, Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and staffs? |
What does Luke 22:52 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 22:52 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 22:52
- Luke 22:4
And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
- Matthew 26:55
In 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.
- Acts 5:26
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
- John 17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
- Mark 14:48-49
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
- 2 Kings 11:15
But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.
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- Luke 22:51
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
- Luke 22:52
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
- Luke 22:53
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.
Luke 22:52 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jesús dijo á los que habían venido á él, los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y los magistrados del templo, y los ancianos: ¿Como á ladrón habéis salido con espadas y con palos? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jésus dit aux principaux sacrificateurs et aux capitaines du temple et aux anciens qui étaient venus contre lui: Êtes-vous sortis comme contre un brigand avec des épées et des bâtons? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jesus aber sprach zu den Hohenpriestern und Hauptleuten des Tempels und Ältesten, die wider ihn gekommen waren: Seid ihr ausgezogen wie gegen einen Räuber, mit Schwertern und Stöcken? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit autem Jesus ad eos qui venerant ad se principes sacerdotum, et magistratus templi, et seniores: Quasi ad latronem existis cum gladiis et fustibus? |