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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Malchus (Man living at the time of the New Testament)
Peter cut off his right ear the night Jesus was arrested. He was the high priest's servant, and Jesus healed the ear with a touch, the last miracle recorded before the crucifixion. Only John gives his name.
Peter cut off his right ear the night Jesus was arrested. He was the high priest's servant, and Jesus healed the ear with a touch, the last miracle recorded before the crucifixion. Only John gives his name.
Malchus was the servant of the high priest present when Jesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane; Peter drew a sword and cut off his right ear, which Jesus then healed with a touch, the last recorded miracle before the crucifixion (John 18:10; Luke 22:51). John is the only Gospel writer who names him.
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- John 18:10
