Matthew 26:52

“Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”

"Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." - Matthew 26:52
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What does Matthew 26:52 mean?

Matthew 26:52 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." This verse is part of the larger passage in which Jesus is arrested in the Garden of…

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The Sword of Self-Destruction: A Call to Peace

The words spoken by Jesus in Matthew 26:52, "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword," serve as a profound reminder of the nature of violence and the necessity of peace in the life of a…

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A Prayer for Peace and Understanding in the Face of Conflict

O Gracious Lord, As we gather in the sanctuary of Your presence, we humbly bow our hearts and minds before You, reflecting on the profound wisdom found within the words of our Savior, Jesus Christ. In Matthew 26:52, You spoke, saying, 'Put up again thy sword into his place: for…

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Matthew 26:52 - "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."
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Matthew 27:52 - "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,"
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Numbers 26:52
Jeremiah 52:26 - "So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah."
"And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose," - Matthew 27:52
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Matthew 26:26 - "¶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body."
Matthew 22:26 - "Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh."
Matthew 9:26 - "And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land."
Matthew 26:54 - "But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?"
Matthew 26:6 - "¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,"
Matthew 26:4 - "And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him."
Matthew 26:5 - "But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people."
Matthew 26:16 - "And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him."