Luke Chapter 22, Verse 38
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38: οι δε ειπον κυριε ιδου μαχαιραι ωδε δυο ο δε ειπεν αυτοις ικανον εστιν
38: And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said
unto them, It is enough.
38: But they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to
them: It is enough.
Are two swords. The Galileans, it is said, often went armed.
The Essenes did so also. The reason was that the country was full of
robbers and wild beasts, and it was necessary to carry, in their travels,
some means of defence. It seems that the disciples followed the customs
of the country, and had with them them some means of defence, though
they had but two swords among the twelve.
It is enough. It is difficult to understand this. Some suppose that it is spoken ironically; as if he had said, "You are bravely armed indeed, with two swords among twelve men, and to meet such a host!" Others, that he meant to reprove them for understanding him literally, as if he meant that they were then to procure swords for immediate battle. As if he had said, "This is absurd, or a perversion of my meaning. I did not intend this, but merely to foretell you of impending dangers after my death." It is to be observed that he did not say "the two swords are enough," but "it is enough;" perhaps meaning simply, enough has been said. Other matters press on, and you will yet understand what I mean.
