Luke 22:52

Luke · New Testament · Chapter 22

“Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?”Luke 22:52

What Does Luke 22:52 Mean?

Luke 22:52 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 22, verse 52 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (12)

These passages are connected to Luke 22:52 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Luke 22:4“And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.”Matthew 21:39“And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.”Matthew 26:55“In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.”Mark 14:48“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?”John 17:12“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.”Acts 5:26“Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.”2 Kings 11:15“But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.”Matthew 27:41“Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,”John 7:32“The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.”Acts 4:3“And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.”Acts 5:24“Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.”Acts 4:13“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”

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