JOHN 18:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave's name was Malchus — Peter's violent response contrasts sharply with John's portrait of Jesus' willing submission; the unnamed sword (contrast Synoptics' "servant") emphasizes the act itself. "Malchus" (a Semitic name meaning "king") appears only in John, perhaps symbolically significant: Peter strikes against kingship itself, misunderstanding Jesus' non-violent kingdom. The right ear (dextron ōtion) suggests intentional aim.
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