Mark 14:47
One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.
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- Matt 26:51-54 : 51 But one of those with Jesus grabbed his sword, drew it out, and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him,“Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword. 53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now? 54 How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”
- Luke 22:49-51 : 49 When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said,“Lord, should we use our swords?” 50 Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear. 51 But Jesus said,“Enough of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
- John 18:10-11 : 10 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.) 11 But Jesus said to Peter,“Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
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- Matt 26:50-523 verses94%
50 Jesus said to him,“Friend, do what you are here to do.” Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him.
51 But one of those with Jesus grabbed his sword, drew it out, and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.
52 Then Jesus said to him,“Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.
- Luke 22:49-524 verses93%
49 When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said,“Lord, should we use our swords?”
50 Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.
51 But Jesus said,“Enough 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 out to get him,“Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?
- John 18:9-124 verses86%
9 He said this to fulfill the word he had spoken,“I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me.”
10 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.)
11 But Jesus said to Peter,“Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
12 Jesus Before Annas Then the squad of soldiers with their commanding officer and the officers of the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus and tied him up.
- Mark 14:48-492 verses84%
48 Jesus said to them,“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?
49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.”
- Mark 14:42-465 verses81%
42 Get up, let us go. Look! My betrayer is approaching!”
43 Betrayal and Arrest Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders.
44 (Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying,“The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”)
45 When Judas arrived, he went up to Jesus immediately and said,“Rabbi!” and kissed him.
46 Then they took hold of him and arrested him.
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26 One of the high priest’s slaves, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said,“Did I not see you in the orchard with him?”
- John 18:22-232 verses77%
22 When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,“Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
23 Jesus replied,“If I have said something wrong, confirm what is wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?”
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47 Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.
- Matt 26:54-552 verses73%
54 How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”
55 At that moment Jesus said to the crowd,“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.
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65 Then some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying,“Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat him.
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36 He said to them,“But now, the one who has a money bag must take it, and likewise a traveler’s bag too. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.
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44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
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47 Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to kiss him.
- Luke 22:63-642 verses70%
63 Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.
64 They blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly,“Prophesy! Who hit you?”
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27 The Prediction of Peter’s Denial Then Jesus said to them,“You will all fall away, for it is written,‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
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53 Condemned by the Sanhedrin Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together.
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15 Peter’s First Denial Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas.(Now the other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, and he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard.)
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57 But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.
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34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out immediately.
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68 saying,“Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who hit you?”
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7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.
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48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.
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51 A young man was following him, wearing only a linen cloth. They tried to arrest him,
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14 The Plan to Betray Jesus Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
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17 They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
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20 He said to them,“It is one of the twelve, one who dips his hand with me into the bowl.
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3 They came up to him again and again and said,“Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.
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4 So he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.
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69 When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.”
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57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
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4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples(the one who was going to betray him) said,
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3 So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons.
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35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
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1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.