Verse 48

And Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and› [with] ‹staves to take me?›

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 24:14-15 : 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
• 1 Sam 26:18 : 18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil [is] in mine hand?
• Matt 26:55 : 55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, ‹Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.›
• Luke 22:52-53 : 52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, ‹Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?› 53 ‹When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.›