Matthew 26:52 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 26:52

50 But Jesus said to him, ^a“Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.

51 And suddenly, ^aone of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

52 But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, ^afor all who take the sword will¹ perish by the sword.

53 Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with ^amore than twelve legions of angels?

54 How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, ^athat it must happen thus?”

55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me.

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Do we see how far His authority extended? Now, did He live within it? Did He call for the angels? No, He did not. He lived well within the limits of His authority. What was restraining Him? Look at the next verse.

Do you see what restrained Him? THE WORD OF GOD! And, in this case, the prophecies. That is, the prophecies relative to His death as the Lamb of God. So, we can see that, though Jesus had all power, there were times when He was restrained by the circumstances. But, always He lived well within its limits. So, they fluctuated according to the situation, but always they were subject to the Word of God.

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