48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
48 "Am I leading a rebellion," said Jesus, "that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?
48 And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me?
48 Jesus said to them, "What is this, coming after me with swords and clubs as if I were a dangerous criminal?
48 Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me?
48 Jesus asked them, "Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 14:48
Commentary on Mark 14:43-52
(Read Mark 14:43-52)
Because Christ appeared not as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed men's thoughts, and affections, and aims to another world, therefore the Jewish rulers sought to destroy him. Peter wounded one of the band. It is easier to fight for Christ than to die for him. But there is a great difference between faulty disciples and hypocrites. The latter rashly and without thought call Christ Master, and express great affection for him, yet betray him to his enemies. Thus they hasten their own destruction.