Just then, one of those who were with Jesus [i.e., Peter. See John 18:10], reached out with his sword and struck the head priest’s servant [with it], shearing off his ear.
Luke 22:38 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And the apostles said, “Look, Lord, we have two swords [here].” And Jesus replied, “That is enough.” [Note: Possibly Jesus means, “enough talk about weapons”]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they said, Look, Lord! Here are two swords. And He said to them, It is enough. American Standard Version (1901) And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. Common English Bible They said to him, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” He replied, “Enough of that!” Catholic Public Domain Version So they said, "Lord, behold, there are two swords here." But he said to them, "It is sufficient." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they said: Lord, behold here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough. |
Just then, one of those who were with Jesus [i.e., Peter. See John 18:10], reached out with his sword and struck the head priest’s servant [with it], shearing off his ear.
Then He said to them, “But this time the person who has a money belt should take it, and also [he should take] a traveling bag. And if he does not have a sword, he should sell his coat and buy one.
And when [the rest of] the disciples, who were gathered around Jesus, saw what was about to happen, they said, “Lord, do you want us to strike them with a sword?”
Jesus answered him; “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it did, then my servants [i.e., disciples] would fight to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But now my kingdom does not belong here.” [i.e., Jesus’ kingdom was not based on physical, but spiritual principles].
But, since we belong to the daytime [i.e., are enlightened], we should be sober. We should put on the “flack jacket” of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of being saved.
You should withstand his efforts by maintaining a strong faith [in God], remembering that your [Christian] brothers in [the rest of] the world are experiencing [and enduring] suffering similar to yours.