For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was counted with transgressors.’ For that which concerns me has an end.”
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For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was counted with transgressors.’ For that which concerns me has an end.”
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For I saye vnto you that yet that which is written must be performed in me: even with the wycked was he nombred. For those thinges which are written of me have an ende.
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For I say vnto you, That yet the same which is written, must be perfourmed in me, Euen with the wicked was he nombred: for doubtlesse those things which are written of me, haue an ende.
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Passages linked to Luke 22:37 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Luke 23:32 There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
- Acts 13:27-29 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed. When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
- John 17:4 I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.
- John 19:28-30 After this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.” Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and held it at his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
- Luke 18:31 He took the twelve aside, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
- John 10:35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),
- Luke 22:22 The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!”
- Luke 24:44-46 He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
- Mark 15:27 With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
- Matthew 26:54-56 How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?” In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me. But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 37 For I say unto you, that this that…
37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
Ver. 37. For the things concerning me] i.e. Concerning my state of humiliation.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords,....…
And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords,.... That is, the disciples said so, as the Persic version expresses it; for they understood Christ's words literally; and two swords being among them, and which they might bring with them from Galilee, to defend themselves from thieves, and robbers, which infested the roads between that country and Jerusalem; and one of these, as appears afterwards, belonged to Peter; they mention them with a desire of knowing they were sufficient, or whether they must provide themselves with more:
and he said unto them, it is enough; or, "they are sufficient", as the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it; which must be understood either ironically; yes, two swords, to be sure, are sufficient for eleven men, and against many and powerful enemies: or his meaning is, they were sufficient to answer his purpose, and be an emblem of what he designed by the sword: or this was a short way of speaking, suggesting their stupidity and ignorance: it is enough, it is very well, I perceive you do not understand my meaning, and I shall say no more at present.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The things which are written concerning me have an…
The things which are written concerning me have an end - Are now drawing to a period; are upon the point of being accomplished. Isaiah liii, 12.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 37. Must yet be accomplished] Probably meaning that,…
Verse 37. Must yet be accomplished] Probably meaning that, though this prophecy did refer to some particular matter in the time of the prophet, yet it farther (ετι) related to Christ, and could not have its complete accomplishment but in his crucifixion as a criminal.
For the things concerning me have an end.] As if he had said, My work is now almost done; yours is only beginning; I am now about to be crucified and numbered with the transgressors; think what will be done to you, and what ought to be done by you; and then think if this be a time for you to be contending with each other. Lightfoot.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain This that is written - See the notes at…
This that is written - See the notes at Isa 53:12.
Was reckoned among the transgressors - Not reckoned as a transgressor, but “among or with” them - that is, he was treated as transgressors are. He was put to death in their company, and as he “would have been” if he had been a transgressor. He was innocent, holy, harmless, and undefiled, Heb 7:26. God knew this always, and could not “think” of him, or make him “to be” otherwise than he was; yet it pleased him to bruise him, and to give him into the hands of people who did reckon him as a transgressor, and who treated him accordingly.
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Have an end - This may either mean, “shall be surely accomplished,” or “they are about to be fulfilled,” or “are now fulfilled.” The former is probably the meaning, denoting that “every” prophecy in regard to him would certainly be accomplished.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the things concerning me--decreed and written.
the things concerning me--decreed and written.
have an end--are rapidly drawing to a close.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 37. For… must yet be accomplished—The event which takes…
37. For… must yet be accomplished—The event which takes me away from you is at hand.
Have an end—The fulfilment of the divine prediction, the complement of the divine order, is coming to a completion.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 37. he was reckoned among the transgressors] A quotation…
37. he was reckoned among the transgressors] A quotation from Isa_53:12. Hence clearly the sword could not be for His defence, as they carelessly assumed.
for] Rather, for indeed.
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have an end] The end (telos) was drawing near; it would come on the following day (Tetelestai, Joh_19:30).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (37) And he was reckoned among the transgressors.—Literally, the…
(37) And he was reckoned among the transgressors.—Literally, the lawless ones, or, breakers of the law. The distinct reference to the words of Isa_53:12 is remarkable as showing that the picture of the righteous sufferer in that chapter had all along been present, if we may so speak, to our Lord’s thoughts as that which He Himself had to realise. It was, as it were, a hint given to the disciples before the Passion, that they might learn, when it came, that it was part of the divine purpose that the Christ should so suffer; not singled out for the honour of a martyr’s death, but hurried as a malefactor, with other malefactors, to the death of the rebel or the robber.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For I say unto you, that this that is…
For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors. Here he shows them what he meant. They, as disciples of One treated as a malefactor, had surely nothing to expect but hatred and persecution. Stier remarks that this is the first time that the Lord himself directs us to the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, that most pre-eminent and complete text of the Passion. For the things concerning me have an end. The tragic end of his earthly ministry is close at hand. The prophetic description of the suffering Servant of the Lord will soon be found to have been terribly accurate.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 37. He was reckoned with transgressors. This, quoted from…
37. He was reckoned with transgressors. This, quoted from Isa. 53:12, was about to be fulfilled in him.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Jesus finishes speaking with his disciples.
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what is written about me
This can be stated in active form. AT: "what a prophet wrote about me in the scriptures" (See: Active or Passive)
must be fulfilled
The apostles would have understood that God would cause everything written in the scriptures to happen. AT: "God will fulfill" or "God will cause to happen" (See: Active or Passive)
He was counted with the lawless ones
Here Jesus is quoting the scriptures. This can be stated in active form. AT: "People counted him as a member of the group of lawless men" (See: Active or Passive)
the lawless ones
"those who break the law" or "the criminals"
For what is predicted about me is being fulfilled
Possible meanings are 1) "For what the prophet predicted about me is about to happen" or 2) "For my life is coming to an end" (See: Active or Passive)
they said
This refers to at least two of Jesus' apostles.
It is enough
Possible meanings are 1) they have enough swords. "We now have enough swords." or 2) Jesus wants them to stop talking about having swords. "No more of this talk about swords." When Jesus said that they should buy swords, he was mainly telling them about the danger they would all face. He may not have really wanted them to buy swords and fight.
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