Matthew:26:52

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rwp @Matthew:26:52 @{Put up again thy sword } (\apostrepson t ˆn machairan sou \). Turn back thy sword into its place . It was a stern rebuke for Peter who had misunderstood the teaching of Jesus in strkjv @Luke:22:38 | as well as in strkjv @Matthew:5:39 | (cf . strkjv @John:18:36 |). The reason given by Jesus has had innumerable illustrations in human history . The sword calls for the sword . Offensive war is here given flat condemnation . The Paris Pact of 1928 (the Kellogg Treaty ) is certainly in harmony with the mind of Christ . The will to peace is the first step towards peace , the outlawing of war . Our American cities are often ruled by gangsters who kill each other off .

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