Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
- KJV Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
- NKJV Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
- NASB And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against a man inciting a revolt?
- NLT Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. “Am I some dangerous revolutionary,” he asked, “that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?
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Jesus questions the chief priests and elders for coming against Him as if He were a robber. He exposes the injustice of His arrest.
Overview
Jesus confronts the authorities for arresting Him by stealth and force, with swords and clubs. His words highlight the cowardice and wrongfulness of their nighttime ambush. He stands as the innocent One unjustly treated, yet willingly yielding Himself to their hands.
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Cross-references · 6
- Luke 22:4And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
- Mark 14:48–49Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
- Matt 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- Acts 5:26At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
- John 17:12While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
- 2 Kgs 11:15And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
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