Matthew 26:56

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.

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  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight.
  • John 16:32 : 32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.
  • Matt 26:54 : 54 But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?
  • John 18:15-16 : 15 And Simon Peter went after Jesus with another disciple. Now that disciple was a friend of the high priest and he went in with Jesus into the house of the high priest; 16 But Peter was kept outside at the door. Then this other disciple, who was a friend of the high priest, came out and had a word with the girl who kept the door, and took Peter in.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
  • Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
  • 2 Tim 4:16 : 16 At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.
  • Mark 14:50-52 : 50 And they all went away from him in fear. 51 And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him; 52 But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.
  • John 18:8-9 : 8 Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away. 9 (He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
  • Isa 44:26 : 26 Who makes the word of his servants certain, and gives effect to the purposes of his representatives; who says of Jerusalem, Her people will come back to her; and of the towns of Judah, I will give orders for their building, and will make her waste places fertile again:
  • Lam 4:20 : 20 Our breath of life, he on whom the holy oil was put, was taken in their holes; of whom we said, Under his shade we will be living among the nations.
  • Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks have been fixed for your people and your holy town, to let wrongdoing be complete and sin come to its full limit, and for the clearing away of evil-doing and the coming in of eternal righteousness: so that the vision and the word of the prophet may be stamped as true, and to put the holy oil on a most holy place.
  • Dan 9:26 : 26 And at the end of the times, even after the sixty-two weeks, one on whom the holy oil has been put will be cut off and have no ...; and the town and the holy place will be made waste together with a prince; and the end will come with an overflowing of waters, and even to the end there will be war; the making waste which has been fixed.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake! O sword, against the keeper of my flock, and against him who is with me, says the Lord of armies: put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep will go in flight: and my hand will be turned against the little ones.
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.

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    48 And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

    49 I was with you every day in the Temple teaching, and you did not take me; but this is done so that the Writings may come true.

    50 And they all went away from him in fear.

    51 And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

    52 But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.

    53 And they took Jesus away to the high priest; and there came together with him all the chief priests and those in authority and the scribes.

  • Matt 26:54-55
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    54 But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?

    55 In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

  • Matt 26:57-58
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    57 And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together.

    58 But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.

  • Matt 26:30-32
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    30 And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

    31 Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight.

    32 But after I am come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.

  • Mark 14:26-27
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    26 And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

    27 And Jesus said to them, You will all be turned away from me: for it is in the Writings, I will put the keeper of the sheep to death, and the sheep will be put to flight.

  • Matt 26:1
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    1 And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples,

  • Matt 26:44-48
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    44 And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.

    45 Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.

    46 Up, let us be going: see, he who gives me up is near.

    47 And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people.

    48 Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.

  • John 16:32
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    32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

  • Mark 14:42-44
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    42 Get up, let us be going; see, he who gives me up is near.

    43 And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.

    44 Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely.

  • Matt 26:34-36
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    34 Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

    35 Peter says to him, Even if I am put to death with you, I will not be false to you. So said all the disciples.

    36 Then comes Jesus with them to a place named Gethsemane, and says to his disciples, Be seated here, while I go over there for prayer.

  • Mark 14:46
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    46 And they put their hands on him, and took him.

  • Luke 18:31
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    31 And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:16
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    16 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

  • Matt 21:4
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    4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

  • Luke 22:54
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    54 And they made him a prisoner and took him away to the house of the high priest. But Peter went after them at a distance.

  • Matt 26:38
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    38 Then says he to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: keep watch with me here.

  • 2 Tim 4:16
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    16 At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.

  • Luke 22:22
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    22 For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up.

  • John 18:9
    69%

    9 (He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)

  • Luke 22:6
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    6 And he made an agreement with them to give him up to them, if he got a chance, when the people were not present.

  • Luke 22:49
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    49 And when those who were with him saw what was coming, they said, Lord, may we not make use of our swords?

  • Matt 26:14
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    14 Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,

  • Matt 26:50-51
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    50 And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which you have come. Then they came and put hands on Jesus, and took him.

    51 And one of those who were with Jesus put out his hand, and took out his sword and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.

  • John 18:12
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    12 Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.

  • Acts 1:16
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    16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,

  • Luke 22:66
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    66 And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Matt 26:16
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    16 And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.

  • Mark 15:1
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    1 And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

  • John 12:16
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    16 (These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)

  • Matt 26:40
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    40 And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

  • John 19:16
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    16 So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;