Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 22:51

"But Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye [them] thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him." — Luke 22:51 (ASV)

And Jesus answered and said, Suffer you thus far. And he touched his ear and healed him.

There was no lasting mischief done; but, on the contrary, another instance given of the divine power of Christ. No other miracle of this kind is mentioned in Scripture. I mean, the healing of a wound received by violence, or the restoration of a body part which had been cut off. Luke is the only Evangelist who mentions it. It has been thought that because he was a physician, and had a quick eye for acts of healing, he mentions that Christ touched the ear of Malchus and healed him.