Matthew 26:52
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
KJV
τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀπόστρεψον τὴν μάχαιράν σου εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς· πάντες γὰρ οἱ λαβόντες μάχαιραν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀπολοῦνται.
Greek NT
Tunc ait illi Jesus : Converte gladium tuum in locum suum : omnes enim, qui acceperint gladium, gladio peribunt.
Vulgate
Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
ASV
Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Douay-Rheims
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In this verse
In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
μάχαιρα
machaira
noun · 29×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τόπος
topos
noun · 95×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἀποστρέφω
apostrepho
verb · 9×
ἀπόλλυμι
apollumi
verb · 90×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: τὴν μάχαιράν σου | WH/Treg/NIV: τὴν μάχαιράν σου | RP: σου τὴν μάχαιραν
- τὴν μάχαιράν σου — SBLGNT
- τὴν μάχαιράν σου — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- σου τὴν μάχαιραν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἀπολοῦνται | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀπολοῦνται | RP: ἀποθανοῦνται
- ἀπολοῦνται — SBLGNT
- ἀπολοῦνται — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀποθανοῦνται — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Doctrines that cite this verse
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Q. What is God's will for you in the sixth commandment? A. I am not to belittle, insult, hate, or kill my neighbor — not by my thoughts, my words, my look or gesture, and certainly not by actual deeds — and I am not to be party to this in others; rather, I am to put away all desire for revenge. I am not to harm or recklessly endanger myself either. Prevention of murder is also …
Cross-references
- 1Chr 21:27 — And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
- 1Cor 4:11 — Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
- 1Pet 2:21 — For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
- 1Pet 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
- 1Thess 5:15 — See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
- Exod 21:12 — He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
- Ezek 35:5 — Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
- Gen 9:6 — Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
- Gen 9:6 — Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
- Heb 5:7 — Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
- Luke 22:38 — And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
- Matt 5:39 — But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
- Matt 23:34 — Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city t
- Ps 55:23 — But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
- Rev 13:10 — He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
- Rev 13:10 — He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
- Rev 16:6 — For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
- Rom 12:19 — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.