“They who take the sword shall perish by the sword.”
Annotation CXVI, On war (Matthew 26:52) — Annotations on the New Testament Annotations on the New Testament
Annotation CXVI
”They who take the sword shall perish by the sword.” — Matthew 26:52
On war.
Chrysostom, homily 85 on Matthew, [says]: “That they might more easily believe that he was [to be] betrayed, he therefore said to them, ‘Buy swords’ — not encouraging [them] to strike, but that he might set the prediction before [their] eyes.” Erasmus, in the annotations on Luke, uses these words for the confirmation of his dogma — by which he teaches that every kind of war is forbidden to Christians. The refutation of which error you have below, Annotation 156.
Sixtus of Siena, O.P., “Annotation CXVI, On war (Matthew 26:52),” in Annotations on the New Testament,
English translation, Mind of the Church,
https://mindofthechurch.com/works/bibliotheca-sancta-nt/117-annotation-cxvi-on-war-matthew-26-52/.
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