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I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn`t arrest me. But this is so that the scriptures might be fulfilled."
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A Cowardly Arrest
Commentators explain that Jesus is exposing the hypocrisy and cowardice of the religious leaders. He was publicly available in the temple every day, but they were too afraid of the crowds to arrest him there. Their choice to come secretly at night with weapons reveals their fear, not his danger.
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19th Century
Anglican
You did not take Me.—Better, you did not seize Me, or, you laid no hold on Me.
Jesus protested against the manner of his arrest. The crowd sent from the Sanhedrin had come after him with swords and clubs, as if he were a dange…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I was daily with you in the temple That is, for several days past; ever since he made his public entry into Jerusale…
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Presbyterian
Because Christ did not appear as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed people's thoughts, affectio…
