⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

¹⁴ There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

¹⁵ After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

¹⁸ And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

⁵⁵ In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks?

⁵³ 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.