Servant
High priest's servant whom Peter wounded when Jesus was arrested in Gethsemane.
About Malchus
The name of a slave of the high priest in John 18:10. At the time of Jesus’s arrest, Peter cut Malchus with a sword and removed his ear. In Matthew 26:51, Mark 14:47, and Luke 22:50–51, no name is given for this person. According to Luke, Jesus immediately healed the wound.
Key References
John 18:10
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
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John (1)
John 18:10
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.