# Luke 22.37

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 35. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything?</span> And they said, Nothing. 36. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.</span>
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> **37. <span class="rl-speech">For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.</span>**
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> 38. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">It is enough.</span> 39. And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him. (Luke 22:35-39, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 35. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“When I sent you out without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did you lack anything?”</span> They said, “Nothing.” 36. Then he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.</span>
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> **37. <span class="rl-speech">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 has an end.”</span>**
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> 38. They said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords.” He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“That is enough.”</span> 39. He came out, and went, as his custom was, to the Mount of Olives. His disciples also followed him. (Luke 22:35-39, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 35. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing?</span> And they said, Nothing. 36. Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
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> **37. For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.**
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> 38. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">It is enough.</span> 39. And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. (Luke 22:35-39, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 35. And he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?'</span> and they said, 'Nothing.' 36. Then said he to them, 'But, now, he who is having a bag, let him take [it] up, and in like manner also a scrip; and he who is not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword,
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> **37. for I say to you, that yet this that hath been written it behoveth to be fulfilled in me: And with lawless ones he was reckoned, for also the things concerning me have an end.'**
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> 38. And they said, 'Sir, lo, here [are] two swords;' and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'It is sufficient.'</span> 39. And having gone forth, he went on, according to custom, to the mount of the Olives, and his disciples also followed him, (Luke 22:35-39, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Luke the physician (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Theophilus + Gentile Christian audience (companion to Acts)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); composition possibly Caesarea or Rome
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G3049 - logizomai](/codex/g3049-logizomai/), *logizomai* (Strong's G3049). Also appears in: [Romans 3.28](/codex/romans-3-28/), [Romans 8](/codex/romans-8/), [Romans 9.1-29](/codex/romans-9-1-29/).
- [G5056 - telos](/codex/g5056-telos/), *telos* (Strong's G5056). Also appears in: [Matthew 24.14](/codex/matthew-24-14/), [Matthew 26.57-68](/codex/matthew-26-57-68/), [Mark 3.20-30](/codex/mark-3-20-30/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 22](/codex/luke-22/)

**Passages:**

- [1 Corinthians 13](/codex/1-corinthians-13/)
- [Mark 15](/codex/mark-15/)
- [Philippians 3.12-14](/codex/philippians-3-12-14/)
- [Philippians 4.8](/codex/philippians-4-8/)
- [Romans 3.28](/codex/romans-3-28/)
- [Romans 8](/codex/romans-8/)

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