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52 Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back into its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.(A)

53 Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions [[a]more than 80,000] of angels?

54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must come about this way?

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  1. Matthew 26:53 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.(A) 53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?(B) 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled(C) that say it must happen in this way?”

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