Luke 22:38-40
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
38 Then they said, “Lord, look, there are two swords here.” But he replied, “It is enough!”[a]
The Agony in the Garden.(A) 39 Then going out he went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 When he arrived at the place he said to them, “Pray that you may not undergo the test.”(B)
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- 22:38 It is enough!: the farewell discourse ends abruptly with these words of Jesus spoken to the disciples when they take literally what was intended as figurative language about being prepared to face the world’s hostility.
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