Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
And the apostles said, "Look, Lord, we have two swords [here]." And Jesus replied, "That is enough." [Note: Possibly Jesus means, "enough talk about weapons"].
New American Standard Bible
They said, “Lord, look, here are two
King James Version
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Holman Bible
“Lord,” they said, “look, here are two swords.”
International Standard Version
So they said, "Lord, look! Here are two swords." He answered them, "Enough of that!"
A Conservative Version
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.
American Standard Version
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Amplified
They said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” And He said to them,
Anderson New Testament
And they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. He said to them: It is enough.
Bible in Basic English
And they said, Lord, here are two swords. And he said, It is enough.
Common New Testament
They said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is enough."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Lord, said they, you see, we have two swords. he reply'd, that's enough.
Darby Translation
And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.
Godbey New Testament
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And He said to them, It is sufficient.
Goodspeed New Testament
But they said, "See, Master, here are two swords!" And he said to them, "Enough of this!"
John Wesley New Testament
For the things concerning me have an end. And they said, Behold here are two swords. And he said to them, it is enough.
Julia Smith Translation
And they said, Lord, behold, two swords here. And he said to them, It is enough.
King James 2000
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So they said, "Lord, behold, here [are] two swords!" And he said to them, "It is adequate."
Modern King James verseion
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And He said to them, It is enough.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said, "Lord, behold here are two swords." And he said unto them, "It is enough."
Moffatt New Testament
"Lord," they said, "here are two swords!" "Enough! Enough!" he answered.
Montgomery New Testament
"Master" they said, "here are two swords!" "That is enough," he answered.
NET Bible
So they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." Then he told them, "It is enough."
New Heart English Bible
They said, "Lord, look, here are two swords." He said to them, "That is enough."
Noyes New Testament
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to him, It is enough!
Sawyer New Testament
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them, It is sufficient.
The Emphasized Bible
And, they, said - Lord, lo! two swords, here! And, he, said unto them - 'Tis, enough!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords, and he said to them, It is enough.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Master," they exclaimed, "look, here are two swords!" "Enough!" said Jesus.
Webster
And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.
Weymouth New Testament
"Master, here are two swords," they exclaimed. "That is enough," He replied.
Williams New Testament
So they said, "Lord, look! here are two swords!" And He answered them, "Enough!"
World English Bible
They said, "Lord, behold, here are two swords." He said to them, "That is enough."
Worrell New Testament
And they said, "Lord, behold, here are two swords." And He said to them, "It is enough."
Worsley New Testament
And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. And He said unto them, It is enough.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they said, 'Sir, lo, here are two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 22:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Final Discourse
37 For I tell you that this [passage of Scripture], which was written about me, must be fulfilled [Isa. 53:12]: 'And He [i.e., Jesus] was counted with [i.e., as though He were one of] the criminals.' For the part [of that passage] that refers to me is being fulfilled." 38 And the apostles said, "Look, Lord, we have two swords [here]." And Jesus replied, "That is enough." [Note: Possibly Jesus means, "enough talk about weapons"]. 39 Then Jesus went out to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed to doing [each evening during His final week], and His disciples followed Him.
Cross References
Matthew 26:52-54
Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back in your belt again, for all those who use the sword will die by the sword.
Luke 22:49
And when [the rest of] the disciples, who were gathered around Jesus, saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, do you want us to strike them with a sword?"
John 18:36
Jesus answered him, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it did, then my servants [i.e., disciples] would fight to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But now my kingdom does not belong here." [i.e., Jesus' kingdom was not based on physical, but spiritual principles].
2 Corinthians 10:3-4
For although we live in the world [i.e., in a human body], we do not wage war [i.e., for God and against evil] on a worldly level [i.e., by using the tactics of unsaved people].
Ephesians 6:10-18
Finally, be [spiritually] strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
1 Thessalonians 5:8
But, since we belong to the daytime [i.e., are enlightened], we should be sober. We should put on the "flack jacket" of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of being saved.
1 Peter 5:9
You should withstand his efforts by maintaining a strong faith [in God], remembering that your [Christian] brothers in [the rest of] the world are experiencing [and enduring] suffering similar to yours.