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Matthew 26:51-52 CEV ...One of Jesus' followers pulled out a sword. He struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. (52) But Jesus told him, "Put your sword away. Anyone who lives by fighting will die by fighting.

Matthew 26:51-52 GW ...Suddenly, one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and cut off the ear of the chief priest's servant. (52) Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword away! All who use a sword will be killed by a sword.

Matthew 26:51-52 GNB ...One of those who were with Jesus drew his sword and struck at the High Priest's slave, cutting off his ear. (52) "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him. "All who take the sword will die by the sword.

Matthew 26:51-52 ALT ...And look! One of the [ones] with Jesus, having stretched out his hand, drew his sword, and having struck the slave of the high priest, he cut off his ear. (52) Then Jesus says to him, "Put your sword back into its place! For all the ones taking up a sword will die by a sword.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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