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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	Τότε Tote	G5119	the when · adverb
said	λέγει legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς· Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Put up again	ἀπόστρεψον apostrepson	G654	to turn away or back (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
sword	μάχαιράν machairan	G3162	a knife · noun — accusative singular feminine
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
his	αὐτῆς· autēs	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular feminine
place	τόπον topon	G5117	a spot (general in space · noun — accusative singular masculine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
they that take	λαβόντες labontes	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
the sword	μάχαιραν machairan	G3162	a knife · noun — accusative singular feminine
shall perish	ἀπολοῦνται. apolountai	G622	to destroy fully (reflexively · verb — future middle indicative, 3rd person plural
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
the sword	μαχαίρῃ machairē	G3162	a knife · noun — dative singular feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Revelation 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 a…
Romans 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.
1 Peter 2:21-23 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit…
Revelation 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Psalms 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…
Ezekiel 35:5-6 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 c…

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:52

Then said Jesus unto him,.... That is, unto Peter, put up again thy sword into its place, or sheath. This Christ said not only to rebuke Peter for his rashness, but to soften the minds of the multitude, who must be enraged at such an action; and which was still more effectually done by his healing the man's ear: and indeed, had it not been for these words, and this action of Christ's; and more especially had it not been owing to the powerful influence Christ had over the spirits of these men, in all probability Peter, and the rest of the apostles, had been all destroyed at once, For all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. This is not to be understood of magistrates who b…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:51-56

Matthew 26:51-56 Matthew 26:51-56 Mark 14:47-52 Luke 22:49-53 51. And, lo, one of those who were with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and, striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. 52. Then Jesus said to him, Put thy sword again into its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword. 53. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he will grant to me more than twelve legions of angels? 54. How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55. At that hour [215] Jesus said to the multitudes, You are come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me. I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:51

one of the men with Jesus: This was Peter (John 18:26).

Henry, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Clarke, Gill, Calvin and Keil & Delitzsch are in the public domain; Tyndale Open Study Notes © Tyndale House Publishers, CC BY-SA 4.0 — all from the Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org). Rashi: the Rosenbaum & Silbermann Pentateuch (public domain) and the Judaica Press and Metsudah Tanakh (CC BY), via Sefaria. Spurgeon's Treasury of David: public domain (lyteword's markdown edition, CC0).

The Church Fathers

Otherwise; Every one who uses the sword to put man to death perishes first by the sword of his own wickedness.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Lord then bids him return his sword into its sheath, because He would destroy them by no weapon of man, but by the sword of His mouth.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

It behoved also that the Author of grace should teach the faithful patience by His own example, and should rather train them to endure adversity with fortitude, than incite them to self-defence.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Malice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Meekness · OF JESUS — OF JESUS
Persecution · Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel — Is inconsistent with the spirit of the gospel
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).