Luca 22:33

33 Ma egli gli disse: Signore, con te son pronto ad andare e in prigione e alla morte.

Luca 22:33 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:33

And he said unto him
That is, Simon, or Simeon, said unto him, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; he made a reply to Jesus, saying, as one fearless of danger, and confident in himself:

I am ready to go with thee, both into prison and to death;
he suggests, that he was not afraid of Satan, nor of his temptations, of being sifted, shaken, and tossed by him: he was not to be frightened out of his faith by him, or to be scared with a prison, and death itself; he was ready for both; and they were welcome, come when they would; and rather than part from, or deny his Lord, he was then prepared to go with him, at once, to either of them. The phrase, to go, is not in the Syriac version.

Luca 22:33 In-Context

31 Simone, Simone, ecco, Satana ha chiesto di vagliarvi come si vaglia il grano;

32 ma io ho pregato per te affinché la tua fede non venga meno; e tu, quando sarai convertito, conferma i tuoi fratelli.

33 Ma egli gli disse: Signore, con te son pronto ad andare e in prigione e alla morte.

34 E Gesù: Pietro, io ti dico che oggi il gallo non canterà, prima che tu abbia negato tre volte di conoscermi.

35 Poi disse loro: Quando vi mandai senza borsa, senza sacca da viaggio e senza calzari, vi mancò mai niente? Ed essi risposero: Niente. Ed egli disse loro: