50 [a]Then Jesus said unto him, [b]Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

51 And behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high Priest, and smote off his ear.

52 [c]Then said Jesus unto him, Put up thy sword into his place: (A)for all that [d]take the sword, shall perish with the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:50 Christ is taken that we might be delivered.
  2. Matthew 26:50 Christ reprehendeth Judas tauntingly, and rebuketh him sharply, for he knew well enough for what cause he came.
  3. Matthew 26:52 Our vocation must be the rule of our zeal.
  4. Matthew 26:52 They take the sword to whom the Lord hath not given it, that is to say, they which use the sword, and are not called to it.

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