World English Bible
John 18:10
“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.”
Verse in context — John 18
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Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,
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that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, "Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.
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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.
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Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?
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So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,
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