Matthew 26:53 KJV

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

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • angels(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

Harmony of the Gospels

Passion Week

Parallel Passages

  • 2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
  • Daniel 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Matthew 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
  • 2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
  • Daniel 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
  • Luke 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
  • Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

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Greek and Strong’s

  • Thinkest thou Ἢ Ē ἤ Conjunction δοκεῖς dokeis δοκέω Verb · present active indicative, second person singular
  • that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
  • I cannot οὐ ou οὐ Adverb δύναμαι dynamai δύναμαι Verb · present middle indicative, first person singular
  • now ἄρτι arti ἄρτι Adverb
  • pray παρακαλέσαι parakalesai παρακαλέω Verb · aorist active infinitive
  • to my μου mou Pronoun · first person, genitive singular μοῦ moû
  • Father τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular Πατέρα Patera πατήρ Noun · accusative masculine singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • he shall presently give παραστήσει parastēsei παρίστημι Verb · future active indicative, third person singular
  • me μοι moi Pronoun · first person, dative singular μοί moí
  • more πλείους pleious πλείων Adjective · accusative feminine plural
  • than ἢ ē ἤ Conjunction
  • twelve δώδεκα dōdeka δώδεκα Article · accusative feminine plural
  • legions λεγεῶνας legeōnas λεγεών Noun · accusative feminine plural
  • of angels ἀγγέλων angelōn ἄγγελος Noun · genitive masculine plural

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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