Luke 22:52

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?

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WEBBE

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?

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?

KJV

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?

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?

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?

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εἶπεν eipen Said G2036 δὲ de then G1161 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Ἰησοῦς Iēsous Jesus G2424 πρὸς pros to G4314 τοὺς tous those G3588 παραγενομένους paragenomenous having come out G3854 ἐπ ep᾽ against G1909 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 ἀρχιερεῖς archiereis chief priests G749 καὶ kai and G2532 στρατηγοὺς stratēgous captains G4755 τοῦ tou of the G3588 ἱεροῦ hi'erou temple G2411 καὶ kai and G2532 πρεσβυτέρους presbuterous elders G4245 ὡς hōs As G5613 ἐπὶ epi against G1909 λῃστὴν lēstēn a robber G3027 ἐξήλθατε exēlthate have you come out G1831 μετὰ meta with G3326 μαχαιρῶν machairōn swords G3162 καὶ kai and G2532 ξύλων; xulōn clubs G3586

The early church

It follows, Then said Jesus unto them, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and slaves? &c. As if He says, Therefore are ye assembled against Me in darkness, because your power, wherewith ye are thus armed against the light of the world, is in darkness. But it is asked, how Jesus is said to be addressing the chief priests, the officers of the temple, and the elders, who came to Him, whereas they are reported not to have gone of themselves, but to have sent their servants while they waited in the hall of Caiaphas? The answer then to this contradiction is, that they came not by themselves, but by those whom they sent to take Christ in the power of their command.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 despitefully use us. Corrupt nature warps our conduct to extremes; we should seek for the Lord's direction before we act in difficult circumstances. Christ was willing to wait for his triumphs till his warfare was accomplished, and we must be so too. But the hour and the power of darkness were short, and such the triumphs of the wicked always will be.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.