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Luke 22:50

And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

KJV

καὶ ἐπάταξεν εἷς τις ἐξ αὐτῶν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τὸν δοῦλον καὶ ἀφεῖλεν τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦ τὸ δεξιόν.

Greek NT

Et percussit unus ex illis servum principis sacerdotum, et amputavit auriculam ejus dexteram.

Vulgate

And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.

ASV

And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δεξιός
dexios
adjective · 54×
δοῦλος
doulos
noun · 124×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὖς
ous
noun · 36×
πατάσσω
patasso
verb · 10×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus
noun · 121×
ἀφαιρέω
aphaireo
verb · 10×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τὸν δοῦλον | WH/Treg/NIV: τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τὸν δοῦλον | RP: τὸν δοῦλον τοῦ ἀρχιερέως
  • τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τὸν δοῦλονSBLGNT
  • τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τὸν δοῦλονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τὸν δοῦλον τοῦ ἀρχιερέωςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦ | RP: αὐτοῦ τὸ οὖς
  • τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτοῦ τὸ οὖςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Cor 10:4 — (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Rom 12:19 — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.