Matthew 26:53
Context26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions 1 of angels right now?
Matthew 16:27
Context16:27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. 2


[26:53] 1 sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.
[16:27] 2 sn An allusion to Pss 28:4; 62:12; cf. Prov 24:12.