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Or do you think that I can`t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?
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An Army of Angels
Commentators emphasize the immense power Jesus had at His disposal. A Roman legion consisted of about 6,000 soldiers, meaning Jesus could have instantly summoned an invincible angelic army of over 72,000. This wasn't a boast, but a statement of fact to show Peter that His arrest was not due to weakness or a lack of options. He was in complete control of the situation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thinkest thou, etc. Jesus says that not only would Peter endanger himself, but his resistance implied a distrust of God's protection and w…
Even now (αρτ). Just now, at this very moment.
Legions (λεγιωνας). A Latin word. Roman soldiers in large n…
19th Century
Anglican
Do you think that I cannot now pray...? — There is a strange and suggestive blending of the possible and the impossible in these w…
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Baptist
How royally our King speaks! He was the true Master of the situation. He had only to pray to His Father and more than twelve legions of angels<…
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
Do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father? Now follows that special reason which I mentioned a little while ago; for Christ reminds…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Do you think that I cannot now pray to my Father Meaning, if he thought proper, or that there was any necessity for it, or tha…
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…
