Then said jesus unto him, put up again thy sword into his place For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Then jesus said to him, “put your sword back in its place For all those who habitually draw the sword will die by the sword. “if anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go If anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
Since jesus spoke these words, they are true If a person lives by the sword, they will die by the sword When jesus makes this statement to peter and the other people present, he is telling them that those who live in violence, hostility, and anger will die by the sword. In a moment of tension and chaos, peter impulsively drew his sword and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his ear Jesus, in his divine wisdom and compassion, rebuked peter, telling him to put away his sword and reminding him that those who live by the sword will die by the sword. Here is the actual verse
Every other translation says something very similar Even so, it does not change the truth found in this verse which we want to consider. But jesus said to him, “put your sword back in its place, for all who take the sword will die by the sword” (matthew 26:52) This saying of jesus is often popularly cited in instances where a violent person is thought to have got his just deserts by meeting a violent end himself. And behold, one of those with jesus extended his hand and drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear Then jesus said to him, “put your sword back into its place!
And suddenly, one of those who were with jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear For all who take the sword will perish by the sword Do you think that i cannot appeal to my father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
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