At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his ear.
Luke 22:38 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Lord,’ they said, ‘look, here are two swords.’ ‘That is enough! ’ he told them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his ear.
Then he said to them, ‘But now, whoever has a money-bag should take it, and also a travelling bag. And whoever doesn’t have a sword should sell his robe and buy one.
When those around him saw what was going to happen, they asked, ‘Lord, should we strike with the sword? ’
‘My kingdom is not of this world,’ said Jesus. ‘If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.’
But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled and put on the armour of faith and love, and a helmet of the hope of salvation.
Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.