Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

Or, do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels [i.e., Jesus could have called about 72,000 angels to minister to Him. See Matt. 4:11]?

New American Standard Bible

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?

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions of angels?

International Standard Version

Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?

A Conservative Version

Or do thou think that I cannot now call my Father, and he will provide to me more than twelve legions of agents?

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?

Amplified

Do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?

Anderson New Testament

Do you think that I can not now call upon my Father, and he would cause more than twelve legions of angels to stand by me?

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?

Common New Testament

Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Daniel Mace New Testament

do you think my father, if I should now desire it of him, would not instantly send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

Whether do you think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Goodspeed New Testament

Do you suppose I cannot appeal to my Father, and he would at once furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Thinkest thou that I am not able to call to my Father for aid, and he will set before me more than twelve legions of messengers?

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded 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?

Modern King James verseion

Do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He shall presently give Me more than twelve legions of angels?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Either thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Moffatt New Testament

What! do you think I cannot appeal to my Father to furnish me at this moment with over twelve legions of angels?

Montgomery New Testament

"Do you not suppose that I am able to appeal to my Father to furnish me at this very moment with twelve legions of angels?

NET Bible

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

New Heart English Bible

Or do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Noyes New Testament

Dost thou think that I cannot pray to my Father, and he will now give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Sawyer New Testament

Do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?

The Emphasized Bible

Or thinkest thou that I cannot call upon my Father, and he will set near me, even now, more than twelve legions of messengers?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Thinkest thou, that I cannot now entreat my Father, and he will give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Do you think that I cannot ask my Father for help, when he would at once send to my aid more than twelve legions of angels?

Webster

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?

Williams New Testament

Do you suppose that I am unable to appeal to my Father and have Him furnish me on the spot one hundred thousand 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?

Worrell New Testament

Or do you think that I cannot call upon My Father, and He will place beside Me, even now, more than twelve legions of angels?

Worsley New Testament

dost thou think that I cannot now apply to my Father, and He will send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Youngs 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?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thinkest thou
δοκέω 
Dokeo 
Usage: 45

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

now
ἄρτι 
Arti 
Usage: 21

παρακαλέω 
Parakaleo 
Usage: 102

to
πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

παρίστημι παριστάνω 
Paristemi 
Usage: 38

me
μοί 
Moi 
me, my, I, mine
Usage: 152

πλείων πλεῖον πλέον 
Pleion 
Usage: 40

ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

δώδεκα 
Dodeka 
Usage: 65

λεγεών 
Legeon 
Usage: 3

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Betrayal And Arrest Of Jesus

52 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. 53 Or, do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels [i.e., Jesus could have called about 72,000 angels to minister to Him. See Matt. 4:11]? 54 How [else] then should the Scriptures be fulfilled that this must happen [than what is taking place]?"


Cross References

Matthew 4:11

Then the devil left Him and angels came and tended to His needs [i.e., food, water, etc.].

Luke 8:30

Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, " [My name is] 'Legion'" [Note: This word means a number consisting of between 5,000 and 6,000], for many evil spirits had entered the man.

Matthew 25:31

"But when the Son of man comes [back] in [all] His splendor, accompanied by all the angels, then He will sit on His throne of splendor.

Matthew 10:1-2

Jesus then called His twelve apostles [see next verse] to Him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal all kinds of diseases and illnesses.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

and to provide [future] rest for you, along with us, who are afflicted. [This will occur] when Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire [i.e., at His second coming], accompanied by His mighty angels.

Jude 1:14

And it was also prophesied about [these] people by Enoch, the seventh [descendant] of Adam [Gen. 5:18-24], who said, "Look, the Lord came with thousands upon thousands [Note: The Greek uses the plural form of "myriad," which means 10,000] of His holy ones [i.e., angels],

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