Luke 22:38

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“So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.”

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BSBPD

“So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they said, `Sir, lo, here <FI>are<Fi> two swords;' and he said to them, `It is sufficient.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 22:38 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 26:52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
  2. Luke 22:49Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
  3. John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
  4. 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
  5. Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
  6. 1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
  7. 1 Peter 5:9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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