51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his (A)sword and struck the servant[a] of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For (B)all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:51 Or bondservant

51 With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword,(A) drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.(B)

52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.(C)

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