He thought he was defending Jesus from opposers. It was hard for him to fathom the idea of Jesus, the greatest man, teacher & friend who ever lived, would be handed over to false religious power hungry hypocrites like the Pharisees. This notion was touched on earlier when Jesus was describing to the apostles what kind of trials he would go through before being put to death. (Matthew 16:21-22)
Basically, he meant well but wasn't thinking in line with Jehovah God's will for Jesus at the time.
(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
Peter was the disciple who cut off the ear of the Roman soldier when taking Jesus to Pilate. Jesus then miraculously healed the soldier's ear.
In the Bible, it is written that Simon Peter cut off the ear of a Roman soldier named Malchus while trying to protect Jesus from being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Saint Peter's ear was not stabbed. Peter cut off the ear of a servant of the high priest in the Garden of Olives at the time of Christ's arrest.
Peter, who is Jesus's brother.
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]
Peter cut off his ear
the right ear
Peter was the disciple who cut off the ear of the Roman soldier when taking Jesus to Pilate. Jesus then miraculously healed the soldier's ear.
Peter
In the Bible, it is written that Simon Peter cut off the ear of a Roman soldier named Malchus while trying to protect Jesus from being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane.
HIMSELF! He cut off his own ear! Gosh!
MALCHUS
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.
The ear
Peter
Saint Peter's ear was not stabbed. Peter cut off the ear of a servant of the high priest in the Garden of Olives at the time of Christ's arrest.
he cut off his ear.