{Even now} (arti). Just now, at this very moment.
{Legions} (legi(936e)as). A Latin word. Roman soldiers in large
numbers were in Palestine later in A.D. 66, but they were in
Caesarea and in the tower of Antonia in Jerusalem. A full Roman
legion had 6,100 foot and 726 horse in the time of Augustus. But
Jesus sees more than twelve legions at his command (one for each
apostle) and shows his undaunted courage in this crisis. One
should recall the story of Elisha at Dothan ( 2Ki 6:17 ).