John 18:10

John 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

Context of John 18:10

8“I told you that I Am he,” Jesus said. “And since I am the one you want, let these others go.” 9He did this to fulfill his own statement: “I did not lose a single one of those you have given me.” Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. 11But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?” 12So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up.

John 18:10 word by word

Σίμων οὖν Πέτρος ἔχων μάχαιραν εἵλκυσεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἔπαισεν τὸν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως δοῦλον καὶ ἀπέκοψεν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὠτάριον τὸ δεξιόν· ἦν δὲ ὄνομα τῷ δούλῳ Μάλχος.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a swordμάχαιραmachaira · swordG3162
• drewἕλκωhelkuō helkō · to draw/persuadeG1670
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• smoteπαίωpaiō · to strikeG3817
• the high priest’sἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• cut offἀποκόπτωapokoptō · to cut offG609
• rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• earὠτίονōtion · earG5621
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• MalchusΜάλχοςMalchos · MalchusG3124

Cross-references for John 18:10

• John 18:26But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?”
• Matthew 26:51But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.
• Mark 14:30Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
• Luke 22:33Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”

Commentaries on John 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Having a sword - See the note on Luke 22:36. Cut off his right ear - He probably designed to have cloven his scull in two, but God turned it aside, and only permitted the ear to be taken off; and this he would not have suffered, but only that he might have the opportunity of giving them a most striking proof of his Divinity in working an astonishing miracle on the occasion: see the notes on Matthew 26:51-56; (note). The other three evangelists mention…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10See the notes at Matthew 26:51-52. The servant‘s name was Malchus - His name is mentioned by neither of the other evangelists, nor is it said by the other evangelists who was the disciple that gave the blow. It is probable that both Peter and the servant were alive when the other gospels were written.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Simon Peter drew his sword: This was a short sword or long knife, usually worn with everyday clothes. The Hebrew name Malchus means "king." John may have included this detail as a subtle wordplay pointing to the true identity of Jesus (see 18:36–37; 19:19). Put your sword back: The mission of Jesus was not to fight for his life, but to die for ours.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. 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--None of the other Evangelists mention the name either of the ardent disciple or of his victim. John being "known to the high priest" (Joh 18:15), the mention of the servant's name by him is quite natural, and an interesting mark of truth in a small matter. As to the right ear, specified both here and in Luke (Lu…Read the comment

Topics related to John 18:10

• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Malchus
• Prisoners
• Sword

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Simon Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Judge
• Malchus
• Resort
• Cohort
• Ear
• Fisher; Fisherman
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on John 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings