Matthew 26:56

But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
all	ὅλον holon	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — nominative singular neuter
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
was done	γέγονεν gegonen	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
the scriptures	γραφαὶ graphai	G1124	a document · noun — nominative plural feminine
of the prophets	προφητῶν.¶ prophētōn	G4396	a foreteller ("prophet") · noun — genitive plural masculine
might be fulfilled	πληρωθῶσιν plērōthōsin	G4137	to make replete · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural
Then	Τότε Tote	G5119	the when · adverb
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
disciples	μαθηταὶ mathētai	G3101	a learner · noun — nominative plural masculine
forsook	ἀφέντες aphentes	G863	an intensive form of · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
fled	ἔφυγον. ephugon	G5343	to run away (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural

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

Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall…
John 16:32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alon…
Mark 14:50-52 And they all forsook him, and fled.
Matthew 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep o…
2 Timothy 4:16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
Matthew 26:54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Lamentations 4:20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the hea…
Matthew 26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he…

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:56

But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled,.... Some have thought these to be the words of the evangelist, making this remark upon what was said and done; but by what both Mark and Luke record, Mark 14:49, they appear to be the words of Christ himself; who observes this, partly to make himself, as man, easy under the treatment he met with; and partly, to fortify the minds of his disciples against offence at it; and also to throw conviction, or confusion, into the minds of his enemies. The Scriptures of the prophets he refers to, as having, or about to have, by this conduct, their accomplishment, were such, as regarded the betraying him by Judas, the taking…

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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 26:56

It is not clear which of the Scriptures Jesus was alluding to—perhaps Isa 53, or perhaps the Old Testament theme of a suffering Messiah in general. • As Jesus had predicted earlier that evening, all the disciples deserted him (Matt 26:31-35).

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The Church Fathers

They pierced my hands and my feet; (Ps. 22:16.) and in another place, He is led as a sheep to the slaughter; (Is. 53:7, 8.) and, By the iniquities of my people was He led to death.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mystically, As Peter, who by tears washed away the sin of his denial, figures the recovery of those who lapse in time of martyrdom; so the flight of the other disciples suggests the precaution of flight to such as feel themselves unfit to endure torments.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 56.) But all this has happened so that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples, leaving him, fled. What are the Scriptures of the prophets? They have pierced my hands and feet (Psalm 22:17); and elsewhere: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter (Isaiah 53:7). And in another place: He was led to death because of the iniquities of my people (Ibid., sec. 70).
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

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Dictionary and topics

Backsliders · .The disciples — .The disciples
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Friends · .Jesus’ disciples ran away — .Jesus’ disciples ran away
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled

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).