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They said, "Lord, behold, here are two swords." He said to them, "That is enough."
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A Grave Misunderstanding
Nearly all commentators agree that the disciples completely misunderstood Jesus. When he spoke of needing a 'sword' in the previous verse, he was speaking figuratively about the coming hostility and hardship. The disciples, however, took him literally and produced two physical swords. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin note this as an example of their 'shameful and stupid ignorance' in failing to grasp the spiritual nature of his kingdom.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Are two swords. The Galileans, it is said, often went armed. The Essenes did so also. The reason was that the country was full of robbers …
Lord, behold, here are two swords (κυριε ιδου μαχαιρα ωδε δυο). They took his words literally. And before this very night is over …
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, here are two swords.—Peter, we find, had one (John 18:10); we can only conjecture who had the other. …
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Baptist
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
A smile must have passed over the Saviour's f…
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
Lord, look, here are two swords. It was truly shameful and stupid ignorance that the disciples, after having been so often informed about …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords That is, the disciples said so, as the Persic version expresses it; …
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…
