Matthew 26:55

a thief = a robber. As in Matthew 27:38 , Matthew 27:44 . (Not "thief", as in Matthew 6:19 , Matthew 6:20 ; Matthew 24:43 ; or "malefactor", as in Luke 23:39-43 .)

I sat = I used to sit; or, was accustomed to sit. Imperf. Tense.

laid no hold on Me = ye did not (Greek. ou . App-105 ) seize me.