⁵³Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me ^lmore than twelve ^mlegions of angels? ⁵⁴But how then shall ⁿthe scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? ⁵⁵In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a ^othief with swords and ^cstaves for to take me? I ^psat daily with you ^qteaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. ⁵⁶But all this was done, that the ⁿscriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then ^rall the disciples ^rrforsook him, and fled.

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Matthew 26:56: “But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Footnotes

lSee ch 4:11. Comp. 2 Kin. 6:17. Dan. 7:10.
n Isai. 53:7–10. Lam. 4:20. ver. 56. See ver. 24.
oRather as John 10:1, 8. & 18:40. 2 Cor. 11:26. So in ch. 21:13. & 27:38, 44. Luke 10:30, 36.
cGk. not as in ch. 10:10, but as in ver. 55. Mark 14:43, 48. Luke 22:52.
p Luke 2:46. John 8:2. So ch. 5:1. Luke 5:3.
q Mark 12:35. Luke 21:37. John 7:28. & 8:20. Comp. John 18:20.
n Isai. 53:7–10. Lam. 4:20. ver. 56. See ver. 24.
rComp. ver. 58 with John 18:15.
rrver. 31. Ps. 88:8, 18.

Cross references

m Mark 5:9, 15. Luke 8:30.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”

In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels? How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal, to capture me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me. But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and ran away.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”

Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day. But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he would put at my disposal at once more than twelve legions of angels? How then would the scriptures be fulfilled that it must happen in this way?”

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? Every day in the temple courts I sat teaching, and you did not arrest me! But all this has happened in order that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then the disciples all abandoned him and fled.