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Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?” <a href="/esv/john/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” <a href="/bsb/john/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?” <a href="/blb/john/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath. The cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?" <a href="/kjv/john/18.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? <a href="/nkjv/john/18.htm">New King James Version</a> So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?” <a href="/nasb_/john/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, am I not to drink it?” <a href="/nasb/john/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Jesus said to Peter, &#8220Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus therefore said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?” <a href="/lsb/john/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?” <a href="/amp/john/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword [back] in its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?” <a href="/csb/john/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> At that, Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword away! Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given me? ” <a href="/hcsb/john/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> At that, Jesus said to Peter, &#8220Sheathe your sword! Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given Me?&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? <a href="/cev/john/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus told Peter, "Put your sword away. I must drink from the cup that the Father has given me." <a href="/erv/john/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? <a href="/gwt/john/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus told Peter, "Put your sword away. Shouldn't I drink the cup [of suffering] that my Father has given me?" <a href="/gnt/john/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back in its place! Do you think that I will not drink the cup of suffering which my Father has given me?" <a href="/isv/john/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus told Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath. Shouldn't I drink the cup that the Father has given me?" <a href="/msb/john/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?” <a href="/net/john/18.htm">NET Bible</a> But Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?" <a href="/nheb/john/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup which the Father has given me?" <a href="/wbt/john/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? <a href="/wey/john/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put back your sword. Shall I refuse to drink the cup of sorrow which the Father has given me to drink?" <a href="/web/john/18.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to Peter, “Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus, therefore, said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; the cup that the Father has given to Me, may I not drink it?” <a href="/blb/john/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath. The cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?" <a href="/ylt/john/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus, therefore, said to Peter, 'Put the sword into the sheath; the cup that the Father hath given to me, may I not drink it?' <a href="/slt/john/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then said Jesus to Peter, Put thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to Peter: Put up thy sword into the scabbard. The chalice which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? <a href="/cpdv/john/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, Jesus said to Peter: “Set your sword into the scabbard. Should I not drink the chalice which my Father has given to me?” <a href="/nabre/john/18.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave me?” <a href="/nrsvce/john/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jesus said to Peter, Put the sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup which my Father has given me? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua said, “Kaypha, put the sword in its sheath. The cup that The Father has given me, shall I not drink it?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then Jesus said to Peter: Put up your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that my Father has given me?<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then Jesus said to Peter, <FR>Put thy sword in the scabbard: the cup which the Father gave me, shall I not drink it?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up thy sword into the scabbard: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?<CM> <a href="/mace/john/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then said Jesus to Peter, sheath thy sword: the cup which my father hath given me, shall I not drink it? <a href="/wey/john/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put back your sword. Shall I refuse to drink the cup of sorrow which the Father has given me to drink?" <a href="/worrell/john/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus, therefore, said to Peter, <FR>"Put up the sword into the sheathe. The cup which the Father hath given Me, shall I not drink it?"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But Jesus said to Peter, <FR>Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/18-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6304" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/18.htm">The Betrayal of Jesus</a> …10Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. 11<a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: Bale (V-AMA-2S) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">“Put</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3162.htm" title="3162: machairan (N-AFS) -- A sword. Probably feminine of a presumed derivative of mache; a knife, i.e. Dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment.">sword</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">back in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">its</a> <a href="/greek/2336.htm" title="2336: thēkēn (N-AFS) -- A repository, receptacle; a case, sheath, scabbard. From tithemi; a receptacle, i.e. Scabbard.">sheath!” </a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4074.htm" title="4074: Petrō (N-DMS) -- Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.">Peter.</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: piō (V-ASA-1S) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">“Shall I not drink</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4221.htm" title="4221: potērion (N-ANS) -- A drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots. ">cup</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dedōken (V-RIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">has given</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me?” </a> 12Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a> Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” <a href="/mark/14-36.htm">Mark 14:36</a> “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.” <a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a> “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” <a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/20-22.htm">Matthew 20:22-23</a> “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered. / “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.” <a href="/mark/10-38.htm">Mark 10:38-39</a> “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?” / “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo. <a href="/luke/22-51.htm">Luke 22:51</a> But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him. <a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm">Isaiah 51:22</a> Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again. <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a> This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a> For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs. <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a> he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a> The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. <a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52-54</a> “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. / Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? / But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?” <a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7-8</a> During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. / Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a> Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up your sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?Put.<a href="/john/18-36.htm">John 18:36</a> Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.<a href="/2_corinthians/6-7.htm">2 Corinthians 6:7</a> By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,<a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a> (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)the cup.<a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a> For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.<a href="/ezekiel/23-31.htm">Ezekiel 23:31</a> Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.<a href="/matthew/20-22.htm">Matthew 20:22</a> But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.my.<a href="/john/11-41.htm">John 11:41,42</a> Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me… <a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27,28</a> Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour… <a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a> If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/14-31.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/john/7-37.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/john/18-8.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/john/5-40.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Sheath</a> <a href="/john/16-22.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/john/17-8.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/john/19-30.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/john/18-12.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/18-15.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/john/19-10.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Sheath</a> <a href="/acts/20-19.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/john/18-21.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/acts/12-2.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">John 18</div>1. <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Judas betrays Jesus.</a> 6. <a href="/john/18-6.htm">The officers fall to the ground.</a> 10. <a href="/john/18-10.htm">Peter cuts off Malchus' ear.</a> 12. <a href="/john/18-12.htm">Jesus is taken, and led unto Annas and Caiaphas.</a> 15. <a href="/john/18-15.htm">Peter's denial.</a> 19. <a href="/john/18-19.htm">Jesus examined before Caiaphas.</a> 25. <a href="/john/18-25.htm">Peter's second and third denial.</a> 28. <a href="/john/18-28.htm">Jesus arraigned before Pilate.</a> 36. <a href="/john/18-36.htm">His kingdom.</a> 40. <a href="/john/18-40.htm">The Jews prefer Barabbas.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/john/18.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Put your sword back in its sheath! This command from Jesus to Peter is a direct response to Peter's impulsive act of violence in defense of Jesus. The Greek word for "sword" is "μάχαιρα" (machaira), which refers to a short sword or dagger, commonly used in the first century. The "sheath" (θήκη, thēkē) is a scabbard or holder for the sword, symbolizing restraint and peace. Jesus' directive to return the sword to its place underscores His commitment to non-violence and His understanding of the divine plan. This moment reflects Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a>, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword," emphasizing the futility of violence in achieving God's purposes.Shall I not drink the cup The "cup" (ποτήριον, potērion) is a metaphor deeply rooted in Jewish tradition and scripture, often symbolizing one's divinely appointed destiny or portion, whether of blessing or wrath. In the Old Testament, the cup frequently represents God's judgment (e.g., <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a>, <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a>). Here, Jesus refers to the suffering and crucifixion He is about to endure. This phrase echoes His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>), where He submits to the Father's will despite the impending agony. The rhetorical question "Shall I not drink" highlights Jesus' willing obedience and acceptance of His sacrificial role in God's redemptive plan.the Father has given Me? The term "Father" (πατήρ, patēr) signifies the intimate relationship between Jesus and God, emphasizing His divine sonship and mission. The phrase "has given Me" (δέδωκεν μοι, dedōken moi) indicates the divine origin and purpose of the "cup" Jesus is to drink. It underscores the sovereignty of God in the unfolding events and Jesus' submission to the Father's will. This submission is a central theme in the Gospel of John, illustrating Jesus' obedience and love for the Father (<a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19, 8</a>:28-29). The phrase reassures believers of the divine orchestration behind Jesus' suffering, offering a model of trust and surrender to God's will, even in the face of trials.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) Put up thy sword into the sheath.--Comp. Note on <a href="/matthew/26-52.htm" title="Then said Jesus to him, Put up again your sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.">Matthew 26:52</a>. Here again St. John's narrative is more vivid and exact. St. Matthew has "place" for "sheath."The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?--Comp. Notes on <a href="/matthew/20-22.htm" title="But Jesus answered and said, You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.">Matthew 20:22</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm" title="And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.">Matthew 26:39</a>. This is the only instance of the occurrence of this familiar imagery in St. John. St. Peter's act is one of opposition to what Jesus Himself knew to be the will of the Father. There is in the words a tender trustfulness which robs the cup of all its bitterness--"The cup which My Father hath given Me." They are, as it were, an echo of the prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, which is not recorded by St. John. It is the Father to whom He has prayed, and solemnly committed the disciples (John 17); the Father whose presence never leaves Him (<a href="/john/16-32.htm" title="Behold, the hour comes, yes, is now come, that you shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.">John 16:32</a>); the Father into whose hands He is about from the cross to commend His Spirit (<a href="/luke/23-46.htm" title="And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.">Luke 23:46</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - In Christ's reply there is no mention made of the miracle which followed, and yet the narrative is incomplete without it. Something must have restrained the baud and the high priest's own temple-watch from at once arresting Peter, if not the entire group. The characteristic touch, descriptive of our Lord's most Divine compassion, is in itself valuable, but it also accounts for the immunity of Peter. The solemn rebuke of Peter is full of Divine meaning, and is another link with the synoptic narrative of the agony. "Put up," or more literally, Cast the sword into its sheath (κολεός is the classical word; θήκη more generally used of repository, receptacle, sepulcher, etc.); or into its hiding-place; bury it away (τόπος is used in Matthew). Matthew adds a memorable saying, but is silent as to the deep Divine reason of the submission of our Lord to his fate. The cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? This imagery recalls the Passion, through which we learn from the synoptists that our Lord had passed into a Divine patience and submission to the will of God (<a href="/matthew/20-22.htm">Matthew 20:22</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>). The use of this most remarkable phraseology recalls that which John too had heard from his lips in the sweat of his agony, and of which he and Peter were the principal witnesses. The supplementary character of the Gospel, though by no means sufficient to account for all the omissions and additions of this narrative, yet does explain very much. "Jesus is now of his own accord at the disposal of his enemies; his words have put a stop to all further steps taken for his defense" (Moulton). (See Introduction, pp. 106, 107.) <a href="/commentaries/john/18-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“Put Βάλε (Bale) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. [your] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sword μάχαιραν (machairan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A sword. Probably feminine of a presumed derivative of mache; a knife, i.e. Dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment. back in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [its] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sheath!” θήκην (thēkēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2336.htm">Strong's 2336: </a> A repository, receptacle; a case, sheath, scabbard. From tithemi; a receptacle, i.e. Scabbard. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. said εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Peter. Πέτρῳ (Petrō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4074.htm">Strong's 4074: </a> Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. “Shall I not drink πίω (piō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. cup ποτήριον (potērion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4221.htm">Strong's 4221: </a> A drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατήρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. has given δέδωκέν (dedōken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. Me?” μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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