In the garden, as soldiers came to arrest Jesus, a disciple pulled out a sword. John gives the names: “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.” All four Gospels tell of the blow, but only John names the servant. In Luke, Jesus stops the violence with “Suffer ye thus far,” then touches the ear and heals him. In that scene Jesus puts down a rescue by force and cares for the one hurt, even as he is being taken. Read John 18:1-11 alongside Luke 22:47-53.
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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.
And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
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.
Matthew George Easton, 1897
Reigning, the personal servant or slave of the high priest Caiaphas. He is mentioned only by John. Peter cut off his right ear in the garden of Gethsemane (John 18:10). But our Lord cured it with a touch (Matt. 26:51; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:51). This was the last miracle of bodily cure wrought by our Lord. It is not mentioned by John.
William Smith, 1884
(king or kingdom), the name of the servant of the high priest whose right ear Peter cut off at the time of the Saviour’s apprehension in the garden. (Matthew 26:51; Mark 14:17; Luke 22:49,51; John 18:10)