Matthew 26:51 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 26:51

At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

BSB

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ASV

And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

KJV

And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.

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Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 51) And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the high priest's servant, cut off his ear. In another gospel, it is written that Peter did this with the same zeal as the other things. The servant of the high priest is also called Malchus: the ear that was cut off is the right one. By way of a passing remark, it should be said that Malchus, meaning the former king of the Jewish people, became a servant of the impious and devouring priests.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

One of them which were with Jesus - This was Peter - struck a servant of the high priest’s, the servant’s name was Malchus, Joh 18:10, and smote off his ear. In Luk 22:51, it is said, Jesus touched and healed it. Here was another miracle, and striking proof of the Divinity of Christ. Peter did not cut the ear, merely, he cut it Off, αφειλεν.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

We see in these verses the cup of our Lord Jesus Christ’s sufferings beginning to be filled. We see him betrayed by one of his disciples, forsaken by the rest, and taken prisoner by his deadly enemies. Never surely was there sorrow like his sorrow. Never may we forget, as we read this part of the Bible, that our sins were the cause of these sorrows! Jesus was “delivered was delivered for our offences.” ( Romans 4:25 ). Let us notice for one thing in these verses what gracious condescension marked our Lord’s intercourse with his disciples.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
εἷς	heis	one	G1520 →
τῶν	tōn	of those	G3588 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Jesus	G2424 →
ἐκτείνας	ekteinas	having stretched out	G1614 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
χεῖρα	cheira	hand	G5495 →
ἀπέσπασεν	apespasen	drew	G645 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
μάχαιραν	machairan	sword	G3162 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of him,	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πατάξας	pataxas	having struck	G3960 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
δοῦλον	doulon	servant	G1401 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
ἀρχιερέως	archiereōs	high priest	G749 →
ἀφεῖλεν	apheilen	cut off	G851 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὠτίον.¶	ōtion	ear.	G5621 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 10:4
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:7
  in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- Ephesians 6:13–18
  Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- Jeremiah 1:10
  See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:5
  so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
- 1 Samuel 17:45–50
  But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies…
Through
John 18:36
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
leads to
- Luke 17:20–21
  When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
- Colossians 1:12–14
  giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
- Romans 14:17
  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.