MARK 14:47 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.”
Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear — the swordfighter (identified in John 18:10 as Peter) strikes the high priest's servant and cuts off his ear. Mark does not identify the swordfighter or the servant; John names both (Peter and Malchus). The violence is reflexive and ineffective — it does not prevent the arrest and it violates the principle Jesus is enacting. Luke 22:51 records Jesus healing the ear.
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