|Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
|Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
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|"Do you really think that I can't pray to My Father, and He wouldn't immediately give Me more than twelve regiments of His messengers?
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|"Do you really think that I can't pray to My Father, and He wouldn't immediately give Me more than twelve brigades of His messengers?
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|The military unit that Jesus named was the Roman [[legion]], which typically included six thousand troops and auxiliaries.
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|The military unit that Jesus named was the Roman [[legion]]. A legion typically included six thousand troops and auxiliaries, which is actually more than a modern infantry brigade.