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What is said regarding the multitude sent out to apprehend him?
Synoptics: They were armed “with swords and staves” ([Matt. xxvi, 47]; [Mark xiv, 43]; [Luke xxii, 52]).
Were the disciples armed?
All: They were, or one of them at least ([Matt. xxvi, 51]; [Mark xiv, 47]; [Luke xxii, 38], [50]; [John xviii, 10]).
This is incredible, for Jews were never allowed to carry arms on a holy day.
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How did they go out to capture him?
John: “With lanterns and torches” ([xviii, 3]).