See! Guns ARE in the Bible....well sword of

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9. Elaborating a bit...

re: "...enough” for what? Enough for eleven men to protect themselves on separate missionary journeys? That doesn’t make any sense."

Obviously. Some of the eleven were murdered in their missions.
In my business one of the first steps one takes is to make an assessment of mission and safety critical aspects affecting planning and development. With the foreknowledge of the followers remaining mostly together in one building, short term defense might be inferred but certainly not long term defense.

Within hermeneutics I tend to hold mostly the same as I would within statutory interpretation, I believe that recorded direct quotes can't be presumed to be without effect or relevance.

re: That this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’”...He said they needed swords because He was about to be treated like a criminal.

I somewhat doubt that a group with a non-violent message led by a non-violent person would be considered criminal simply for owning a few weapons.

As relevant to today, I infer specifically that while non-violence is preferred, simply owning weapons is not wrong. The somewhat contradictory admonishments are a source of confusion in the interpretations.

I don't currently advocate that people in general go armed in their business and travels. I don't own a gun. I do believe in a right to keep and bear arms. I also personally prefer Romans 12:21.