But Jesus answered, “Let me at least do this”—and he touched his ear, and healed him.
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But Jesus answered, “Let me at least do this”—and he touched his ear, and healed him.
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And Iesus answered and sayd: Soffre ye thus farre forthe. And he touched his eare and healed him.
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Then Iesus answered, and said, Suffer them thus farre: and he touched his eare, and healed him.
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Passages linked to Luke 22:51 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Romans 12:21 Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- 2 Corinthians 10:1 Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.
- John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. I have kept those whom you have given me. None of them is lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
- John 18:8-9 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,” that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”
- 1 Peter 2:21-23 For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps, who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.” When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus…
51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Ver. 51. And he touched his ear, &c.] After he had laid them flat on the ground. So he tried them both ways; but nothing would do.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then Jesus said unto the chief priests,.... After he…
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests,.... After he had wrought this miracle, and had quieted the mob, and restrained them from falling upon the apostles, and cutting them to pieces, which in all likelihood they would otherwise have done; he addressed himself to "the chief priests", who were members of the Jewish sanhedrim, and
the captains of the temple; See Gill on Luk 22:4.
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And the elders which were come to him; which came along with Judas and the multitude, in order to see things done to their mind, and to animate both Judas and the soldiers and their officers, by their presence, lest they should come without him, as they had before done, Joh 7:45.
Be ye come out as against a thief, with swords and staves? See Gill on Mat 26:55.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Suffer me at least to have my hands at…
Suffer me at least to have my hands at liberty thus far, while I do one more act of mercy.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 51. Suffer ye thus far.] Or, Suffer me…
Verse 51. Suffer ye thus far.] Or, Suffer me to go thus far. As they had now a firm hold of Christ, Mt 26:50, he wished them to permit him to go as far as Malchus, whose ear was cut off, that he might heal it. See the objections brought against this interpretation answered by Kypke; and see the examples he produces. However, the words may be understood as an address to his disciples: Let them proceed; make no resistance; for in this way only are the Scriptures to be fulfilled.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 51. Suffer ye thus far—Addressed to the soldiers in…
51. Suffer ye thus far—Addressed to the soldiers in regard to healing Malchus. Being fettered, he requests them to permit him to do that much.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 51. Suffer ye thus far] Probably addressed to the…
51. Suffer ye thus far] Probably addressed to the captors, and meaning Excuse thus much resistance; or ‘Allow me liberty thus far’—free my arms a moment that I may heal this wounded man. These snatches of dialogue—often of uncertain interpretation from their fragmentary character (e.g. Mar_9:23; Mat_26:50; Joh_8:25), are inimitable marks of genuineness. It was probably during this pause that ‘all His disciples’—even Peter, even John—‘forsook Him and fled.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (51) Suffer ye thus far.—The words and the incident…
(51) Suffer ye thus far.—The words and the incident are peculiar to St. Luke. We are. not told to whom the words were spoken. If to the disciples, they were a command to be patient, and to let things take their course. If, as is possible, to the servants and officers, they were a plea for His disciples—“Do not visit them with punishment for this one act.” The immediate healing of the ear is in favour of the latter view, as tending to conciliation.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Suffer ye thus far. The exact meaning of these…
Suffer ye thus far. The exact meaning of these words has been much debated. They probably were addressed to the company of armed men, and contained a plea for the mistaken zeal of his disciple Peter. "Excuse this resistance." And he touched his ear, and healed him. This miraculous cure of the wound inflicted by the zealous disciple is related by the physician Luke.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:51 he touched the man’s ear and healed him:…
22:51 he touched the man’s ear and healed him: John tells us that the man’s name was Malchus and that Peter was the one who cut off his ear (John 18:10). Peter probably thought that he was precipitating the final war and that the heavenly host was about to appear and destroy the Romans. When Jesus refused to fight, the terror-stricken disciples fled (Matt 26:56 // Mark 14:50).
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