Joh 18:10 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 10. Having a sword ] . Cut off his right ear. ] He probably designed to have cloven his scull in two, but God turned it aside, and only permitted the ear to be taken off; and this he would not have suffered, but only that he might have the opportunity of giving them a most striking proof of his Divinity in working an astonishing miracle on the occasion: see the notes on . The other three evangelists mention this transaction; but neither give the name of Peter nor of Malchus , probably because both persons were alive when they wrote; but it is likely both had been long dead before St. John published his history.

‏ John 18:10

Verse 10. Having a sword] See Clarke on Lu 22:36.

Cut off his right ear.] He probably designed to have cloven his scull in two, but God turned it aside, and only permitted the ear to be taken off; and this he would not have suffered, but only that he might have the opportunity of giving them a most striking proof of his Divinity in working an astonishing miracle on the occasion: see the notes on Mt 26:51-56.

The other three evangelists mention this transaction; but neither give the name of Peter nor of Malchus, probably because both persons were alive when they wrote; but it is likely both had been long dead before St. John published his history.