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50 Jesus said to him, `Friend, why have you come?' Then the men came and caught Jesus and held him.

51 One of the men who was with Jesus took his sword in his hand. He hit the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

52 Then Jesus said to him, `Put your sword back in its place. All people who fight with a sword will be killed by a sword.

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50 Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”[a](A)

Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. 51 With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword,(B) drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.(C)

52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:50 Or “Why have you come, friend?”