50And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. …
And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. …
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 47-53)Satan, finding himself baffled in his attempts to terrify our Lord Jesus, and so to put him out of the possession of his own soul, betakes himself (according to his usual method) to force and arms, and brings a party into the field to seize him, and Satan was in them . Here is, I. The marking of him by Judas. Here a numerous party appears, and Judas at the head of them, for he was guide to them th…
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