But He passed through their midst and went on His way.
Parallel translations
- WEB But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.
- KJV But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
- BSB But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
- NKJV Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
- NLT but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.
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Quick answer
Jesus passes through the hostile crowd unharmed and goes on His way. His hour had not yet come, and God preserved Him for His mission.
Overview
In a display of sovereign protection, Jesus walks through the would-be murderers untouched. His time to die had not yet arrived, and no human hand could take His life before the appointed hour. The episode shows that Jesus' path to the cross unfolds entirely under God's control.
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Cross-references · 4
- John 10:39They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.
- John 8:59Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.
- John 18:6–7When therefore he said to them, “I am he,” they went backward, and fell to the ground.
- Acts 12:18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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