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Matthew 26:50-55 (ESV)

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⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you came to do." Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. ⁵¹ And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. ⁵³ Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴ But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?" ⁵⁵ At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 52) Should we practice physical resistance?
(v. 53) Why does God not destroy Satan? Jesus could have stopped his crucifixion

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 50) Heart of Friendship (part 2) (2010-04-26)
(v. 50) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 50) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 51) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 51) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 52) Genesis 23 - The Death of Sarah (2014-05-15)
(v. 52) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 52) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 53) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 53) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 54) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 54) No one like him - Jesus responds with scriptures (2009-05-17)
(v. 54) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)
(v. 55) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part II) (2011-02-18)
(v. 55) Jesus - the Zealot (part 1) (2010-06-10)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 52) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)