Matthew 26:51-52 NASB,NASB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:52

place: i.e. its sheath. Greek. topos . Not the same word as in Matthew 26:36 . take the sword, &c.: i.e. on their own responsibility (Romans 13:4 ). shall perish. Compare Genesis 9:6 . with = by. Greek. en . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:51

And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.This passage affords strong evidence of the early date of Matthew which was surely written during the lifetime of Peter, else his name would have been given here. John, writing much later, either after Peter's death or danger had subsided, did not hesitate to name both Peter who drew the sword and Malchus who received it. From the human view,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:52

Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shalt perish with the sword.This place should not be taken as a rejection of the sword's true place in society, but rather as a recognition on the part of Christ that an ordinary citizen should not resist lawful arrest by constituted authority. Christ did not command Peter to throw his sword away, but to put it in "its place." In a word, that is Christ's teaching on the entire subject. Paul... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:51-53

Matthew 26:51-53. And behold, one of them—drew his sword— None of the evangelists but John (John 18:10.) mentions the name of the high-priest's servant on this occasion, which perhaps the others omitted, lest it should expose them to any prosecution. But John, writing long after our Saviour's death, needed no such precaution. Jansenius justly observes, that it was a remarkable instance of the power of Christ over the spirits of men, that they so far obeyed his word, as not to seize Peter when... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:47-56

2. The arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 (cf. Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:51-54

John identified the aggressor as Peter and the wounded man as Malchus (John 18:10). Some have taken the description of this man as "the slave of the high priest" as indicating that he may have been the leader of the soldiers. [Note: E.g., France, The Gospel . . ., p. 1013.] Perhaps the other evangelists did not record Peter and Malchus’ names to focus attention on Jesus. His control of this situation, even though He was the one being arrested, is an obvious emphasis of Matthew’s. Peter’s... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:1-75

The Betrayal. The Last Supper. Arrest of Jesus, and Trial Before the High Priest1-5. A Council is held against Jesus (Mark 14:1; Luke 22:1: cp. John 13:1).2. After two days] This fixes the date as Tuesday, if the Passover was on Thursday night; or Wednesday, if, as is more probable, it was on Friday night. Is betrayed] This clear prediction is peculiar to St. Matthew.3. And the scribes] RV omits. The palace] RV ’the court,’ i.e. the central quadrangle, the house being built round a square plot... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 26:51

(51) One of them which were with Jesus.—It is remarkable that, though all four Gospels record the fact, St. John alone (John 18:10-11) records the names both of the disciple who struck the blow (Peter) and of the servant whom he attacked. The reticence of the first three Gospels in this instance, as in that of the woman with the box of ointment, must have been obviously intentional; but it is not easy to conjecture its motive.Drew his sword.—We learn from Luke 22:33 that there were but two... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 26:52

(52) All they that take the sword.—St. Matthew’s record is here the fullest. St. Mark reports none of the words; St. Luke (Luke 22:51) gives only the calming utterance, “Suffer ye thus far;” St. John (John 18:11) adds to the command to put the sword into its sheath the words, “The cup which My Father hath given Me, shall I not drink it?” a manifest echo of the prayer that had been uttered before in the hour of His agony. The words which St. Matthew gives are obviously not a general rule... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 26:1-75

Name and Surname Matthew 26:6 Why these surnames? We do not want them, we do not like them; but there they are. Why not say 'Simon,' and let his identification be established by other means than by recalling the loathsomeness of the disease? Why these expansions of names, why these fringes and attachments? Why not identify men by something better than leprosy, or evil deed, or red shame of any kind? We fall here upon a very profitable scene of investigation and instruction. There seems to be... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:52

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:51

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:52

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:51-53

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:47-56

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:51-54

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:1-75

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 26:51

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 26:52

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 26:1-75

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