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NASB | John 18:10 Simon Peter then, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave's name was Malchus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 18:10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. |
Bible Question (short): Swords and terrorist? |
Question (full): Cephas, believe me when I say this I’m not trying to start a war here or anything, but I fail to see how you can connect Oklahoma and the cowardly, monstrous, inane action of McViegh’s with “side arms”. Are we going to start saying if we did away with "side arms" we would eliminate the terrorist car bombs in Israel? Terrorism is the lowest form of cowardly action taken by a so called ‘man’. I really don’t think it has anything to do with is thread. Now to address the point, does anyone think Jesus did not know about Peter and his sword? Do we every see Jesus telling Peter or any disciple stop carrying their sword? In Luke 22:49 “When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" I see an implication that more than just Peter had swords. I was raised with side arms (guns) we used them to keep weasels away from the chicken house. Rabbits out the garden, and snakes as far away as I could see them. I had my first 22 at the age of 6. My Dad taught me how to use it, respect it and to the best of my knowledge I never abuses or misused it. A loaded 22 sat by our back door all my childhood and I never touched it, played with it, or aimed at any of my friends. I was taught what it was and what it was for and it never entered my mind to use it for anything other than those purposes. I was taught! What I’m trying to say is to the disciples a sword was a tool that same as shovel or hoe. What Jesus said was those that live by the sword would died by the sword. Matthew 26:51-52 “And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.” Jesus taught them the problem wasn’t the sword. The problem was it was wrong to use it on another person. |