Matthew 26:53
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New International Version (©1984)
Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

New Living Translation (©2007)
Don't you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?

English Standard Version (©2001)
Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

International Standard Version (©2008)
Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Don't you think that I could call on my Father to send more than twelve legions of angels to help me now?

King James Bible
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

American King James Version
Think you that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

American Standard Version
Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Bible in Basic English
Does it not seem possible to you that if I make request to my Father he will even now send me an army of angels?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thinkest thou that I cannot ask my Father, and he will give me presently more than twelve legions of angels?

Darby Bible Translation
Or thinkest thou that I cannot now call upon my Father, and he will furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?

English Revised Version
Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Webster's Bible Translation
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he will presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Weymouth New Testament
Or do you suppose I cannot entreat my Father and He would instantly send to my help more than twelve legions of angels?

World English Bible
Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Young's Literal Translation
dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?

Geneva Study Bible

{15} Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

(15) Christ was taken because he was willing to be taken.

People's New Testament

26:53,54 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father? The Lord needed no human defenders, had it been the Divine purpose that he should not die.

More than twelve legions of angels? A Roman legion contained from 6,000 men upwards. The idea here is a mighty host. He and his eleven disciples are twelve. There is more than a legion for each one of them. He could have evaded the enemies had he chosen; the angels would have come to his rescue, if he had willed it, but he gave himself unto death.

Wesley's Notes

26:53 He will presently give me more than twelve legions of angels - The least of whom, it is probable, could overturn the earth and destroy all the inhabitants of it.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin angels

See Scofield Note: "Heb 1:4".

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

26:47-56 No enemies are so much to be abhorred as those professed disciples that betray Christ with a kiss. God has no need of our services, much less of our sins, to bring about his purposes. Though Christ was crucified through weakness, it was voluntary weakness; he submitted to death. If he had not been willing to suffer, they could not conquer him. It was a great sin for those who had left all to follow Jesus; now to leave him for they knew not what. What folly, for fear of death to flee from Him, whom they knew and acknowledged to be the Fountain of life!


Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.
Mark 5:9 And He was asking him, "What is your name?" And he said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many."
Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the "legion"; and they became frightened.
Luke 8:30 And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. (NASB ©1995)

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Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

and he. 4:11 25:31 2Ki 6:17 Da 7:10 2Th 1:7 Jude 1:14

twelve. 10:1,2

legions. (A legion, [legeon,] for the Latin legio, from lego, to collect or choose was a particular division or battalion of the Roman army, which at different times contained different numbers. In the time of our Saviour it probably consisted of 6,200 foot and 300 horse, twelve of which would amount to 78,000 men.)

Lu 8:30

Bible Gateway: Matthew Chapter 26 Verse 53 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

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