22:38 What does Jesus mean by His saying here, "it is enough"?
22:38 What does Jesus mean by His saying here, "it is enough"?
The disciples obviously did not understand what Jesus meant in V36 when He recommended that they buy a sword. He meant it for protection, not aggression, and when they produced two swords in V38, Jesus curtly dismissed the subject (cp V36).
His response, "it is enough" meant in effect "enough of that". Jesus would not sanction buying a sword for any purpose other than for the protection of the disciples. It was not for His protection, which is confirmed by what occurred in the garden of Gethsemane later on (cp Lk 22:47-51 with Mt 26:51-54; Jn 18:10-11).
22:39-46 See comments on
Mt 26:36-44