Peter's Story · Event 18 of 38
The Last Night · Gethsemane
4 accounts of this passage
10Then 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. 11Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back in its sheath. Shall I not drink the cup that my Father has given me?"
When soldiers and officials came to arrest Jesus, Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back in its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”
Gethsemane
A place with a garden across the Kidron brook, at the Mount of Olives, where Jesus often went with his disciples.
Event 5 of 6 in The Last Night: Peter promises to die with Jesus, falls asleep in the garden, and denies him three times.
Matthew, Mark and Luke tell of the sword but do not name Peter or Malchus; John names them both. Luke 22:51 says Jesus touched the ear and healed it.
Peter's Story