Luca 22:49

49 E coloro ch’erano della compagnia di Gesù, veggendo che cosa era per avvenire, dissero: Signore, percoteremo noi con la spada?

Luca 22:49 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:49

When they which were about him
That is, the eleven disciples that were about Christ, and with him in the garden: saw what would follow;
that their Lord and master was about to be betrayed by Judas, and would be seized, and carried away by the multitude, that were with him: they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
or "swords", as the Syriac and Persic versions read; with the two swords which they had along with them. This they said, not being thoroughly acquainted with the mind of Christ in this matter, whether they should use the temporal sword or not; and might choose to show this forwardness to stand by him, and defend him, remembering how lately they had said, that though they died with him, they would not deny him: and might, no doubt, be thoroughly exasperated and provoked to see Judas at the head of such a mob, with swords and staves, and burned with true zeal for their Lord and master; and might be the more spirited up to this, by observing, that the men fell backwards to the ground, upon Christ's saying that he was the person they sought; at least their dependence was upon the exertion of his almighty power; for they could never otherwise imagine that eleven men, with two swords only, would be able to defend him, and rescue him out of the hands of such a multitude.

Luca 22:49 In-Context

47 ORA, mentre egli parlava ancora, ecco una turba; e colui che si chiamava Giuda, uno de’ dodici, andava davanti a loro, e si accostò a Gesù per baciarlo; perciocchè egli avea loro dato questo segno: Colui chi io bacerò è desso.
48 E Gesù gli disse: Giuda, tradisci tu il Figliuol dell’uomo con un bacio?
49 E coloro ch’erano della compagnia di Gesù, veggendo che cosa era per avvenire, dissero: Signore, percoteremo noi con la spada?
50 Ed un certo di loro percosse il servitore del sommo sacerdote, e gli spiccò l’orecchio destro.
51 Ma Gesù fece lor motto, e disse: Lasciate, basta! E, toccato l’orecchio di colui, lo guarì.
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