Luke 22:38

38 The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.” “That’s enough!” he replied.

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Luke 22:38 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

38 And they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is enough."

NLT

38 “Look, Lord,” they replied, “we have two swords among us.” “That’s enough,” he said.

MSG

38 They said, "Look, Master, two swords!" But he said, "Enough of that; no more sword talk!"

CSB

38 "Lord," they said, "look, here are two swords." "Enough of that!" He told them.

Luke 22:38 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:38

And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords
That is, the disciples said so, as the Persic version expresses it; for they understood Christ's words literally; and two swords being among them, and which they might bring with them from Galilee, to defend themselves from thieves, and robbers, which infested the roads between that country and Jerusalem; and one of these, as appears afterwards, belonged to Peter; they mention them with a desire of knowing they were sufficient, or whether they must provide themselves with more:

and he said unto them, it is enough;
or, "they are sufficient", as the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it; which must be understood either ironically; yes, two swords, to be sure, are sufficient for eleven men, and against many and powerful enemies: or his meaning is, they were sufficient to answer his purpose, and be an emblem of what he designed by the sword: or this was a short way of speaking, suggesting their stupidity and ignorance: it is enough, it is very well, I perceive you do not understand my meaning, and I shall say no more at present.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 22:38 In-Context

36 He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

37 It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

38 The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.” “That’s enough!” he replied.

39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him.

40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”