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John 18:10New International Version (NIV) 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.)
Peter questioned Jesus first after He was arrested in the garden, cutting off the ear of the high priest's servant.
Peter displayed moments of impulsiveness and aggression in the Bible, such as cutting off the ear of a high priest's servant during Jesus' arrest. Additionally, he often spoke before thinking and had conflicts with other disciples. This behavior suggests that Peter had a temper.
he betrayed Jesus in front the servant
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Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Romans 1.1) James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. (James 1.1) Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, (2Peter 1.1) Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, (Jude 1.1)
After Jesus was taken prisoner by the temple guards and chief priests and was being tried by them Peter denied Our Lord three times.
John 18:10 - Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. [NKJV]Malchus was among the "officers from the chief priests and Pharisees" (John 18:3) who were in the crowd at the arrest of Jesus.
When Jesus asked Peter "'YOU, though, who do YOU say I am?'"Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.'"(Matthew 16:15+16)
Peter cut off the ear of the high priest's servant during Jesus's arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, as mentioned in the Gospel of John 18:10.
No roman soldier actually had his ear cut off. The incident occurred as soldiers came to arrest Jesus, and with them were some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. The gospels of Matthew and Luke do not record the name of the disciple who cut off the ear of a servant of the high priest. John 18:10 records that it was Simon Peter, and that the servant's name was Malchus.
Peter cut off the ear of the high priest's servant, but Jesus told him to put his sword away and healed the man's ear. This action by Peter was not in line with Jesus' teachings of non-violence.