What did Jesus mean when he said "The one who has no sword, sell his garment, and buy one"?
Luke 22:36
ESV - 36 He said to them, "But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.
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Asked May 01 2016
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Afolayan Alaba
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Tim Maas
Although Jesus experienced opposition during His earthly ministry prior to His crucifixion (even to the point of attempts to stone Him), I believe that, when He spoke of the apostles obtaining a sword, He was not necessarily directing them to physically arm themselves (especially since He rebuked Simon Peter just a short time later for using his sword during Jesus' arrest), but was preparing them for the much greater opposition that they would face after His departure from them following His death and resurrection, and of the need for awareness of the hardship and dangers that they would encounter, both from their opponents, and from the common hazards that came with travel in that time and place (as the apostles would be doing in spreading the gospel).
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