47And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
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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, 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. …
When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 43-52)We have here the seizing of our Lord Jesus by the officers of the chief priests. This was what his enemies had long aimed at, they had often sent to take him ; but he had escaped out of their hands, because his hour was not come , nor could they now have taken him, had he not freely surrendered himself. He began first to suffer in his soul , but afterward suffered in his body, that he might satisf…
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