Matthew 26:52 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 26:52 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 26:52 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.”

Matthew 26:52 — World English Bible

Matthew 26:52 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Matthew 26:52 — American Standard Version

Matthew 26:52 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;”

Matthew 26:52 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 26:52 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword. ”

Matthew 26:52 — Darby Translation

Matthew 26:52 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then sayde Iesus vnto him, Put vp thy sworde into his place: for all that take the sworde, shall perish with the sworde.”

Matthew 26:52 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 26:52 in Context — Matthew 26

50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.

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.

53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

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What Does Matthew 26:52 Mean?

Matthew 26:52 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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