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50 And Jesus said to him, Friend, whereto art thou come? Then they came nigh, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him.

51 And lo! one of them that were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew out his sword; and he smote the servant of the prince of priests, and cut off his ear[a].

52 Then Jesus said to him, Turn thy sword into his place; for all that take sword, shall perish by sword.

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  1. Matthew 26:51 and he, smiting a servant of the prince of priests, cut off his ear

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?”