Mark 14:48

Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

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WEBBE

Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

BSB

Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?

KJV

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

ASV

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

BBE

And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἀποκριθεὶς apokritheis answering G611 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Ἰησοῦς Iēsous Jesus G2424 εἶπεν eipen said G2036 αὐτοῖς autois to them G846 ὡς hōs As G5613 ἐπὶ epi against G1909 λῃστὴν lēstēn a robber G3027 ἐξήλθατε exēlthate are you come out G1831 μετὰ meta with G3326 μαχαιρῶν machairōn swords G3162 καὶ kai and G2532 ξύλων xulōn clubs G3586 συλλαβεῖν sullabein to capture G4815 με; me Me G3165

The early church

(ubi sup.) As if He had said, it is foolish to seek with swords and staves Him, who offers Himself to you of His own accord, and to search, as for one who hides Himself, by night and by means of a traitor, for Him who taught daily in the temple.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
This, however, is a proof of His divinity, for when He taught in the temple they were unable to take Him, although He was in their power, because the time of His Passion had not yet come; but when He Himself was willing, then He gave Himself up, that the Scriptures might be fulfilled, for he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, not crying nor raising His voice, but suffering willingly.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 43–52

Because Christ appeared not as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed men's thoughts, and affections, and aims to another world, therefore the Jewish rulers sought to destroy him. Peter wounded one of the band. It is easier to fight for Christ than to die for him. But there is a great difference between faulty disciples and hypocrites. The latter rashly and without thought call Christ Master, and express great affection for him, yet betray him to his enemies. Thus they hasten their own destruction.

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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.