KJV King James Version
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 22:51
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
WEB World English Bible
But Jesus answered, “Let me at least do this”—and he touched his ear, and healed him.
ASV American Standard Version
But Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye them thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jesus answering said, ‘Suffer ye thus far,’ and having touched his ear, he healed him.
Surrounding context — Luke 22
48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
54 Then took they him, and led [him], and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
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Original-language word links
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ἀποκριθεὶςG611 · apokrinōto answerδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayἐᾶτεG1439 · eaōto allowἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilτούτου.G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itκαὶG2532 · kaiandἁψάμενοςG681 · haptōto touchτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoὠτίουG5621 · ōtionearἰάσατοG2390 · iaomaito healαὐτόν.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Romans 12:21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.2 Corinthians 10:1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence [am] base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:John 18:8-9Jesus answered, I have told you that I am [he]: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:1 Peter 2:21-23For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:John 17:12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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