Luke 22:53 “Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a h…”

Luke 22:53

Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn’t stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”

American Standard Version

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Geneva Bible 1599

When I was dayly with you in the Temple, yee stretched not foorth the handes against mee: but this is your very houre, and the power of darkenesse.

Darby Translation

When I was day by day with you in the temple ye did not stretch out your hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness.

Young's Literal Translation

while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.'

Bible in Basic English

When I was in the Temple with you every day, your hands were not stretched out against me: but this is your hour, and the authority of the dark power.

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Cross references

“I was”

John 7:45 Matthew 21:12–15 Matthew 21:23 John 7:30 Luke 21:37 Luke 21:38

John 7:45 · BSB

Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

Matthew 21:12–15 · BSB

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

Matthew 21:23 · BSB

When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

John 7:30 · BSB

So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Luke 21:37 · BSB

Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.

Luke 21:38 · BSB

And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.

“but”

John 12:27 John 16:20–22 Judges 16:21–30 Job 20:5

John 12:27 · BSB

Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

John 16:20–22 · BSB

Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

Judges 16:21–30 · BSB

Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.

Job 20:5 · BSB

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

“the power”

Ephesians 6:12 Acts 26:18 2 Corinthians 4:3–6 Colossians 1:13 John 14:30 Revelation 12:9–12

Ephesians 6:12 · BSB

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Acts 26:18 · BSB

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

2 Corinthians 4:3–6 · BSB

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

Colossians 1:13 · BSB

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

John 14:30 · BSB

I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.

Revelation 12:9–12 · BSB

And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?

54Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.

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