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John 18:10

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.

KJV

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.

Greek NT

Simon ergo Petrus habens gladium eduxit eum : et percussit pontificis servum, et abscidit auriculam ejus dexteram. Erat autem nomen servo Malchus.

Vulgate

Simon Peter therefore having a sword drew it, and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant’s name was Malchus.

ASV

Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. And the name of thee servant was Malchus.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μάλχος
malchos
noun · 1×
Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
Σίμων
simon
noun · 75×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δεξιός
dexios
adjective · 54×
δοῦλος
doulos
noun · 124×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μάχαιρα
machaira
noun · 29×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
παίω
paio
verb · 5×
ἀποκόπτω
apokopto
verb · 6×
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus
noun · 121×
ἑλκύω
elkuo
verb · 8×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὠτίον
otion
noun · 5×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὠτάριον | WH/Treg/NIV: ὠτάριον | RP: ὠτίον
  • ὠτάριονSBLGNT
  • ὠτάριονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὠτίονRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. And to His disciples He says these things; but to the others, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily teaching in the temple, and you laid no hold on me. See how many things He does that might awaken them. He cast them to the ground, He healed the servant's ear, He threatened them with being slain; For they shall perish with th…

Cross-references

  • Acts 7:24 — And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
  • John 18:26 — One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
  • John 18:26 — One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
  • Luke 22:49 — When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
  • Luke 22:50 — And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
  • Mark 14:47 — And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
  • Mark 14:47 — And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
  • Matt 26:51 — 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.
  • Matt 26:51 — 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.