Matthew 26:53

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do you think that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Do you not think I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Or thinkest thou{G1380} that{G3754} I cannot{G3756} beseech{G3870} my{G3450} Father,{G3962} and{G2532} he shall even now send{G3936} me{G3427} more{G4119} than{G2228} twelve{G1427} legions{G3003} of angels?{G32}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    {G2228} Thinkest thou{G1380}{(G5719)} that{G3754} I cannot{G3756}{G1410}{(G5736)} now{G737} pray{G3870}{(G5658)} to my{G3450} Father{G3962}, and{G2532} he shall presently give{G3936}{(G5692)} me{G3427} more{G4119} than{G2228} twelve{G1427} legions{G3003} of angels{G32}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Ether thinkest thou that I cannot now praye to my father and he shall geve me moo then.xii. legions of angelles?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Or thinkest thou that I can not praye my father now, to sende me more then twolue legions of angels?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Either thinkest thou, that I can not now pray to my Father, and he will giue me moe then twelue legions of Angels?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thynkest thou that I can not nowe pray to my father, and he shall geue me more then twelue legions of Angels?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Does it not seem possible to you that if I make request to my Father he will even now send me an army of angels?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 4:11 : 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
  • 2 Kgs 6:17 : 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
  • Dan 7:10 : 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.
  • Luke 8:30 : 30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.
  • Matt 25:31 : 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
  • 2 Thess 1:7 : 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
  • Jude 1:14 : 14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, 'Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,
  • Matt 10:1-2 : 1 And when he had called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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