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Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.
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Christ's Kingdom Isn't Built by Force
Jesus' command to Peter is a clear rejection of using violence to advance His cause. Commentators emphasize that the sword has no place in establishing God's kingdom. Jesus' mission was to be fulfilled through voluntary suffering and obedience to Scripture, not through human force. This teaches that the church's power is spiritual, not military or political.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thy sword into his place. Into the sheath.
For all they that take the sword, etc. This passage is capable of different mea…
Put up again thy sword (αποστρεψον την μαχαιραν σου). Turn back thy sword into its place. It was a stern rebuke for Peter who had …
19th Century
Anglican
All they that take the sword — St. Matthew’s record is here the fullest. St. Mark reports none of the words. St. Luke giv…
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Baptist
A good man’s hand is never more out of place than when it is on the sword-hilt, yet there is always a tendency, even among Christians, to draw the …
Peter’s response is scarcely unexpected, especially in the light of his earlier protest of loyalty (vv.33–35). The crucial test of loyalty had arri…
16th Century
Protestant
Put your sword again into its place. By these words, Christ confirms the precept of the Law, which forbids private individuals to use the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said Jesus to himThat is, to Peter,
put up again your sword into its place ,
No enemies are to be abhorred as much as those professed disciples who betray Christ with a kiss. God has no need of our services, much less of our…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the events preparatory to the Passion were related, namely, the institution of the Sacrament and Christ’s prayer. Here, however, the Evangeli…
