Luke 22:50 Meaning and Explanation
“And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.”
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What Does Luke 22:50 Mean?
The blow falls on the lowest-ranked man in the arresting party - a servant, named Malchus (John 18:10), losing his right ear to a fisherman's swing of the sword. It is the kind of wild, glancing violence that panic produces.
The scene shows what defending Christ by the flesh's strength accomplishes: an injured bystander and a worse situation. Peter was brave and wrong in the same instant - ready to die fighting (verse 33), yet unable, an hour later, to stand before a servant girl's question. The kingdom would not be saved by his sword; it would be established by his Master's wounds.
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What does Luke 22:50 mean?
One of the disciples strikes the high priest's servant and cuts off his right ear.