Matthew 26:52

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But Jesus told him, “Put your sword away. Anyone who lives by fighting will die by fighting.

Cross References

Psalm 55:23

But what about those people who are cruel and brutal? You will throw them down into the deepest pit long before their time. I trust you, LORD!

Exodus 21:12

Death is the punishment for murder.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you not to try to get even with a person who has done something to you. When someone slaps your right cheek, turn and let that person slap your other cheek.

Romans 12:19

Dear friends, don't try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says, “I am the one to take revenge and pay them back.”

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Don't be hateful to people, just because they are hateful to you. Rather, be good to each other and to everyone else.

1 Peter 3:9

Don't be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness. You are God's chosen ones, and he will bless you. The Scriptures say,

Revelation 13:10

If you are doomed to be captured, you will be captured. If you are doomed to be killed by a sword, you will be killed by a sword. This means that God's people must learn to endure and be faithful!

Revelation 16:6

They poured out the blood of your people and your prophets. So you gave them blood to drink, as they deserve!”