Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 22:49

"And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?" — Luke 22:49 (ASV)

(See comments on vv.33–38 for the background to this incident.) Jn 18:10 tells us that it was Peter who drew the sword; Luke alone tells us about Jesus’ healing of the ear of the high priest’s servant.