John 18:10

Easy To Read Version

Simon Peter had a sword. He took out the sword and struck the servant of the high priest. {\cf2\super [227]} Peter cut off the servant’s right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)

Cross References

Mark 14:30

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. Tonight you will say you don’t know me. You will say this three times before the rooster crows twice.”

Mark 14:47

One of the followers standing near Jesus grabbed his sword and pulled it out. This follower hit the servant of the high priest {\cf2\super [211]} with the sword and cut off his ear.

Luke 22:33

But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go to jail with you. I will even die with you!”

John 18:26

One of the servants of the high priest {\cf2\super [236]} was there. This servant was a relative to the man whose ear Peter had cut off. The servant said, “I think I saw you with him (Jesus) in the garden!”