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Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Note 2 at Mt 26:53: A Roman legion was made up of 6,000 men. Therefore, twelve legions would have been 72,000 angels. When you consider the fact that 1 angel had slain 185,000 men in one night (Isa 37:36), then this was more than enough protection. This was why Jesus had told His disciples that two swords were enough (Lu 22:38).
