Having a sword (εχων μαχαιραν). It was unlawful to carry a weapon on a feast-day, but Peter had become alarmed at Christ's words a…

The servant's name was Malchus. His name is mentioned by neither of the other evangelists, nor is it said by the other evangelists who was…

Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it...—Compare to the note on Matthew 26:51. The fact is recorded by all the Evangeli…

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore you seek me, let these go their way: that the saying might be fulfilled, which he sp…

St. John Chrysostom: Peter, trusting in these last words of our Lord and in what He had just done, attacks those who came to t…

The action of Peter illustrates the curious combination of loyalty and obtuseness that characterized him. Realizing that Jesus was endangered, Pete…

Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it. The Evangelist now describes the foolish zeal of Peter, who attempted to defend his Ma…

Then Simon Peter having a sword
Girt about him, which he either wore in common, or particularly at the feast, as the…

Sin began in the garden of Eden; there the curse was pronounced, and there the Redeemer was promised. In a garden, that promised Seed entered into …

1. The Evangelist has shown how ready Christ was to suffer His betrayal, since He willingly offered Himself. He now shows this same readines…