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Luke 22:37 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was counted with transgressors.’ For that which concerns me is being fulfilled.” "
Luke 22:37
Verse in Context
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35 He said to them, “When I sent you out without purse, bag, and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”
36 Then he said to them, “But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a bag. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
37 For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: ‘He was counted with transgressors.’ For that which concerns me is being fulfilled.”
38 They said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords.” He said to them, “That is enough.”
39 He came out and went, as his custom was, to the Mount of Olives. His disciples also followed him.
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Luke 22:1
"Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching."
Luke 22:2
"The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people."
Luke 22:3
"Satan entered into Judas, who was also called Iscariot, who was counted with the twelve."
Luke 22:4
"He went away and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them."
Luke 22:5
"They were glad, and agreed to give him money."
Luke 22:6
"He consented and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude."
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