Luke 22:49

49 When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

Luke 22:49 in Other Translations

49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

49 And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?"

49 When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!”

49 When those with him saw what was happening, they said, "Master, shall we fight?"

49 And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

49 The men who were with Jesus saw what was going to happen. So they asked him, "Lord, should we use our swords to fight?"

49 When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they asked, "Lord, should we strike with the sword?"

49 Jesus' followers saw what was going to happen. So they said, "Lord, should we use our swords against them?"

Luke 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.

Luke 22:49 In-Context

47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him,

48 but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

49 When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

Cross References

• 1. ver 38