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Matthew 26:51-53
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 26:51-53
Lexham English Bible
51 And behold, one of those with Jesus extended his[a] hand and[b] drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword. 53 Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he would put at my disposal at once more than twelve legions of angels?
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- Matthew 26:51 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 26:51 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“extended”) has been translated as a finite verb
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