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He did this to carry out the prophecy he had just made, “I have not lost a single one of those you gave me. . . . ”

10 Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the High Priest’s servant.

11 But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword away. Shall I not drink from the cup the Father has given me?”

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This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”[a](A)

10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)

11 Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup(B) the Father has given me?”

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Footnotes

  1. John 18:9 John 6:39