Mark - 14:47



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

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But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.
An one of them that stood by, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the chief priest, and cut off his ear.
But a certain one of those who stood by, having drawn his sword, struck the bondman of the high priest, and took off his ear.
and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.
But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck a blow at the High Priest's servant, cutting off his ear.
But a certain one of those who were near took out his sword, and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.
Then a certain one of those standing near, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
One of those who were standing by drew his sword, and struck at the high priest's servant, and cut off his ear.

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And (k) one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
(k) That is, Peter.

And one of them that stood by,.... One of the disciples that stood by Jesus, as Judas was betraying him, and the soldiers were laying hold on him, Peter by name:
drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear; his right ear; the servant's name was Malchus; See Gill on Matthew 26:51.

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