Matthew 26:51
“And behold, one of them which were with Iesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and stroke a seruant of the high Priests, and smote off his eare.”
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Matthew 26:51 Context
49And forthwith hee came to Iesus, and said, Haile master, and kissed him. 50And Iesus said vnto him, Friend, Wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid handes on Iesus, and tooke him. 51And behold, one of them which were with Iesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and stroke a seruant of the high Priests, and smote off his eare. 52Then said Iesus vnto him, Put vp againe thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. 53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall presently giue me more then twelue legions of Angels?
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Other Translations for Matthew 26:51
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.
- King James Version
And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And one of those who were with Jesus put out his hand, and took out his sword and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.
- Basic English Bible
And behold, one of those with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and smiting the bondman of the high priest took off his ear.
- Darby Bible
And behold, one of them, who were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear.
- Webster's Bible
But one of those with Jesus drew his sword and struck the High Priest's servant, cutting off his ear.
- Weymouth Bible
Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.
- World English Bible
And lo! oon of hem that weren with Jhesu, streiyte out his hoond, and drouy out his swerd; and he smoot the seruaunt of the prince of prestis, and kitte of his ere.
- Wycliffe Bible
And lo, one of those with Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, drew his sword, and having struck the servant of the chief priest, he took off his ear.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 26:51
26:51 And one of them striking the servant of the high priest - Probably the person that seized Jesus first; Cut off his ear - Aiming, it seems, to cleave his head, but that by a secret providence interposing, he declined the blow. #Mark 14:47|; Luke 22:49; John 18:10.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 26:51
Mt 26:51 One . . . drew his sword. Peter (Joh 18:26). Struck a servant of the high priest's. As we learn from John, his name was Malchus (Joh 18:10). The Lord healed his wound (Lu 22:51). Peter asked, "Shall we smite with the sword"? and without waiting for an answer, struck the blow (Lu 22:49,50).