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Then he said to them, "But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
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A New, Hostile Reality
Commentators agree that Jesus is signaling a dramatic shift. During their earlier missions, the disciples were sent without provisions and were cared for. Now, with His arrest and death imminent, Jesus warns that they are entering a new, hostile reality where they must be prepared for hardship and opposition.
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Luke
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But now. The Savior says the times are changed. Before, He sent them out only for a short time. They were in their own country. Their jour…
Buy a sword (αγορασατω μαχαιραν). This is for defence clearly. The reference is to the special mission in Galilee ([Reference Luke…
19th Century
Anglican
He that hath a purse, let him take it.—The word for “purse” is the same as in Luke 10:4 (see Note). On “scrip,” see Note …
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Baptist
Strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. And he said, I tell thee, Pete…
This short passage is difficult to interpret, with two problems in particular: (1) the problem of Jesus’ apparent support for using weapons, which …
16th Century
Protestant
But now let him who has a purse take it. In metaphorical language, He threatens that they will soon encounter great troubles and fierce at…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said he to them That is, Jesus said to them, as the Persic version expresses it:
but now he …
How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon Himself the form of a servant a…
