The Urgency Of The Hour Is Such That It Requires Swords (22:35-38).
The dark outlook of Jesus' words continues. He must suffer (Luke 22:15), He must be betrayed (Luke 22:21), He has endured testings and temptations (Luke 22:28), Peter will deny Him (Luke 22:34), and now He warns them that in a short time what they will require is not food and clothing but swords. It was not intended to be taken literally. It was simply a warning of the dangers of the hour. For He Himself was going forward to be reckoned with the transgressors, and as His disciples they would need protection in order not to suffer the same fate. Let them then be ready for the dangers that lay ahead.
Analysis.
a He said to them, “When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did you lack anything?” And they said, “Nothing” (Luke 22:35).
b And He said to them, “But now, he who has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet, and he who has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword” (Luke 22:36).
c “For I say to you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me (Luke 22:37 a).
d ‘And he was reckoned with transgressors' (Luke 22:37 b).
c For that which concerns Me has fulfilment (Luke 22:37 c).
b And they said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords” (Luke 22:38 a).
a And He said to them, “It is enough” (Luke 22:38 b).