John 18:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Simon{G4613} Peter{G4074} therefore{G3767} having{G2192} a sword{G3162} drew{G1670} it,{G846} and{G2532} struck{G3817} the high priest's{G749} servant,{G1401} and{G2532} cut off{G609} his{G846} right{G1188} ear.{G1161} Now the servant's{G1401} name{G3686} was{G2258} Malchus.{G3124}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G3767} Simon{G4613} Peter{G4074} having{G2192}{(G5723)} a sword{G3162} drew{G1670}{(G5656)} it{G846}, and{G2532} smote{G3817}{(G5656)} the high priest's{G749} servant{G1401}, and{G2532} cut off{G609}{(G5656)} his{G846} right{G1188} ear{G5621}.{G1161} The servant's{G1401} name{G3686} was{G2258}{(G5713)} Malchus{G3124}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Simon Peter had a swearde and drue it and smote the hye prestes servaunt and cut of his ryght eare. The servauntes name was Malchas.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then had Symon Peter a swerde, and drewe it out, and smote the hye prestes seruaut, and cut of his right eare. And ye seruautes name was Malchus.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Simon Peter hauing a sword, drewe it, & smote the hie Priests seruant, and cut off his right eare. Nowe the seruants name was Malchus.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Simon Peter, hauing a sword, drewe it, and smote the hye priestes seruaunt, and cut of his ryght eare. The seruauntes name was Malchus.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest's servant, and cut off his right ear -- and the name of the servant was Malchus --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, took it out and gave the high priest's servant a blow, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.(Now the slave’s name was Malchus.)

Referenced Verses

  • Mark 14:47 : 47 But one of those who stood nearby drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
  • Luke 22:33 : 33 But Peter replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death."
  • Luke 22:49-51 : 49 When those around Jesus saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?" 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. 51 But Jesus responded, "No more of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him.
  • John 18:26 : 26 One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, 'Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?
  • Matt 26:51-54 : 51 Suddenly, one of those with Jesus reached for his sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. 52 "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who take up the sword will perish by the sword. 53 Do you not think I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?
  • Mark 14:30 : 30 Truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny me three times."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 22:49-52
    4 verses
    87%

    49 When those around Jesus saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?"

    50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

    51 But Jesus responded, "No more of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him.

    52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs?

  • Mark 14:46-48
    3 verses
    86%

    46 Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.

    47 But one of those who stood nearby drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

    48 Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as if I were a robber?

  • Matt 26:50-52
    3 verses
    86%

    50 Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you came for." Then the men approached, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.

    51 Suddenly, one of those with Jesus reached for his sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

    52 "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

  • John 18:11-12
    2 verses
    83%

    11 But Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword back into its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?'

    12 Then the detachment of soldiers, their commander, and the Jewish officers arrested Jesus and bound him.

  • John 18:22-27
    6 verses
    82%

    22 When Jesus said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck him with his hand, saying, 'Is this how you answer the high priest?'

    23 Jesus replied, 'If I said something wrong, testify about what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why do you hit me?'

    24 Then Annas sent him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

    25 Meanwhile, Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they asked him, 'Aren't you also one of his disciples?' He denied it, saying, 'I am not.'

    26 One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, 'Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?

    27 Again Peter denied it, and immediately a rooster crowed.

  • John 18:9
    78%

    9 This was to fulfill the words he had spoken: 'I have not lost one of those you gave me.'

  • John 18:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. That disciple was known to the high priest, so he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

    16 But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out, spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

  • Mark 14:43
    69%

    43 Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders.

  • Matt 26:58
    69%

    58 But Peter followed Him at a distance, all the way to the courtyard of the high priest. He went inside and sat down with the servants to see how it would end.

  • Acts 12:2
    68%

    2 He executed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

  • Matt 26:47
    68%

    47 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

  • John 18:18
    68%

    18 The servants and the officers stood around a charcoal fire they had made, because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.

  • Mark 14:65-66
    2 verses
    68%

    65 Then some began to spit on him. They blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and beat him.

    66 While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by.

  • Luke 22:36
    68%

    36 He said to them, "But now, if you have a money bag, take it, and also take a traveling bag. And if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

  • Matt 26:54-55
    2 verses
    68%

    54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?

    55 At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

  • Matt 26:68
    67%

    68 mocking and saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit you?"

  • Luke 22:60
    67%

    60 But Peter replied, 'Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!' Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed.

  • Luke 22:54
    67%

    54 Then they seized him, led him away, and brought him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.

  • John 18:3-4
    2 verses
    67%

    3 So Judas came there with a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

    4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, 'Whom are you looking for?'

  • John 21:20
    67%

    20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. This was the one who had leaned against Jesus at the supper and asked, 'Lord, who is going to betray you?'

  • John 13:9
    67%

    9 Simon Peter said to Him, 'Lord, not only my feet but also my hands and my head!'

  • Luke 22:33-34
    2 verses
    66%

    33 But Peter replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death."

    34 Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me."

  • Mark 14:54
    66%

    54 Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.

  • John 13:24
    66%

    24 So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus who it was He was talking about.

  • John 21:7
    66%

    7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, 'It is the Lord!' When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer garment around himself (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the sea.

  • Mark 14:68
    66%

    68 But he denied it, saying, "I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about." Then he went out to the entryway, and a rooster crowed.

  • John 18:1
    66%

    1 After Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.

  • John 13:6
    66%

    6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, 'Lord, are You going to wash my feet?'

  • Matt 26:31
    66%

    31 Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me, for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

  • Mark 14:27
    66%

    27 Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

  • Luke 22:64
    66%

    64 They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'

  • John 13:37
    66%

    37 'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'