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How then would the scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?"
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God's Plan, Not Man's
Commentators emphasize that Jesus's arrest was not a defeat but the precise fulfillment of God's sovereign plan. He explains that the events must happen this way to fulfill the Scriptures, showing that even in the darkest moments, God's will, foretold in His Word, is being perfectly accomplished.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Verse 54: But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, etc. That is, the scriptures that foretold his dying for the world. In some …
Must be (δε). Jesus sees clearly his destiny now that he has won the victory in Gethsemane.
19th Century
Anglican
How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled?—The words indicate what one may reverently speak of as the source of the peace and calmness th…
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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
How then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled? By this expression Christ means that he should not attempt any method of escaping death, to wh…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled That is, should Christ make such a request to his Father, and he shou…
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…
