One of those who was with Jesus reached for his sword and pulled it out. He struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.
“Even if I have to die with you, I'll never deny you!” Peter insisted. And all the disciples said the same thing.
But one of those standing there pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.
But Jesus turned, and reprimanded them.
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it was of this world, my subjects would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from here.”
Our weapons are not of this world but God's mighty power that destroys fortresses of human thinking, demolishing misleading theories.