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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 22:51

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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22:51 he touched the man’s ear and healed him: John tells us that the man’s name was Malchus and that Peter was the one who cut off his ear (John 18:10). Peter probably thought that he was precipitating the final war and that the heavenly host was about to appear and destroy the Romans. When Jesus refused to fight, the terror-stricken disciples fled (Matt 26:56 // Mark 14:50).
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