Matthew 26:53

“Thinkest thou that I can not now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?”

"Thinkest thou that I can not now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" - Matthew 26:53
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What does Matthew 26:53 mean?

Matthew 26:53 (KJV) reads, "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" In this verse, Jesus is speaking to one of his disciples, Peter, in the garden of Gethsemane just before he is betrayed and…

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Divine Assistance and Our Hidden Strength

In Matthew 26:53, Jesus declares, "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" This profound statement emerges in a moment heavy with impending suffering, as Jesus prepares for his betrayal and impending…

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A Prayer for Divine Strength and Protection

O Heavenly Father, In the sacred moment of stillness, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and awe. I am reminded of those poignant words spoken by our Savior, Jesus Christ, in Matthew 26:53, where He implores, "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and…

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Matthew 26:53
Matthew 26:53 - "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?"
Numbers 26:53 - "Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names."
Matthew 13:53 - "¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence."
Matthew 27:53 - "And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."
"Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names." - Numbers 26:53
Matthew 27:52-53 - "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."
"¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence." - Matthew 13:53
"And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many." - Matthew 27:53
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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."
Matthew 26:72 - "And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man."