<P> The saying appears in the Latin Bible in the Gospel of Matthew , chapter 26 , verse 52 . an unnamed follower of Jesus draws his sword and cuts off the ear of a servant of the high priest . Jesus then says to him : Converte gladium tuum in locum suum . Omnes enim , qui acceperint gladium , gladio peribunt . ( `` Return your sword to its place , for all who will take up the sword , will die by the sword . '' ) The phrase in the Greek original version of the Gospel is πάντες γὰρ οἱ λαβόντες μάχαιραν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀπολοῦνται . </P>
<P> The saying appears in the Latin Bible in the Gospel of Matthew , chapter 26 , verse 52 . an unnamed follower of Jesus draws his sword and cuts off the ear of a servant of the high priest . Jesus then says to him : Converte gladium tuum in locum suum . Omnes enim , qui acceperint gladium , gladio peribunt . ( `` Return your sword to its place , for all who will take up the sword , will die by the sword . '' ) The phrase in the Greek original version of the Gospel is πάντες γὰρ οἱ λαβόντες μάχαιραν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀπολοῦνται . </P>
those that live by the sword die by the sword
those that live by the sword die by the sword
the Latin Bible in the Gospel of Matthew , chapter 26 , verse 52
the Latin Bible in the Gospel of Matthew , chapter 26 , verse 52