John 18:10
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) John 18:10 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
- 1 hapax legomenon — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 1 first appearance in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
Simon Peter therefore having a sword drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant's name was Malchus.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
Simon Peter therefore having a sword drew it, and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant’s name was Malchus.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
Then Simon Peter hauing a sword, drewe it, and smote the hie Priests seruant, and cut off his right eare. Nowe the seruants name was Malchus.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And the name of the servant was Malchus.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest's servant, and cut off his right ear -- and the name of the servant was Malchus --
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear—and the name of the servant was Malchus—
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and smote the bondman of the high priest and cut off his right ear; and the bondman's name was Malchus.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Simon Peter drew a sword and struck Malchus, the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, took it out and gave the high priest's servant a blow, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
That the sayinge might be fulfilled which he spake: of the which thou gavest me have I not lost one.
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Nominative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- Σίμων Símōn G4613 “Simon” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- οὖν oûn G3767 “therefore” Conjunction
- Πέτρος Pétros G4074 “Peter” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἔχων échō G2192 “to have” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- μάχαιραν máchaira G3162 “knife” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- εἵλκυσεν helkýō G1670 “to draw” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτὴν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἔπαισεν paíō G3817 “to strike” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- ἀρχιερέως archiereús G749 “high priest” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- δοῦλον doûlos G1401 “slave” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἀπέκοψεν apokóptō G609 “to cut off” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτοῦ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- ὠτάριον ōtíon G5621 “ear” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- δεξιόν dexiós G1188 “right” Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- ἦν eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- ὄνομα ónoma G3686 “name” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- τῷ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- δούλῳ doûlos G1401 “slave” Noun, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- Μάλχος Málchos G3124 “Malchus” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 26
- words
- 19
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
1 hapax legomenon — a word that appears only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
- Μάλχος Malchus G3124
First appearance in Scripture
This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
- Μάλχος Malchus G3124
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ἔπαισεν to strike G3817 occurs in 5 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
6Topical passages linked to John 18:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Mark 14:47 But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
- Matthew 26:51–54 Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.
- Luke 22:49–51 When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?"
- John 18:26 One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Didn't I see you in the garden with him?"
- Mark 14:30 Jesus said to him, "Most assuredly I tell you, that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."
- Luke 22:33 He said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!"
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Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
John, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 26 words (19 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Málchos (“Malchus”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word Málchos carries the sense “Malchus.” How does it shape the verse?
- 1 word here appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. Why might the author reach for such rare wording?
- This is the first place “Malchus” appears in Scripture (first appears here). What does its debut here establish?
- How does Matthew 26:68, which shares the word «to strike», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “slave” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Bengel's Gnomon read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 7 words in this verse.
- “slave” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 19 distinct Greek lemmas span 26 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on John 18:10 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Calvin's Commentaries
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Paul E. Kretzmann
Paul E. Kretzmann, Popular Commentary of the Bible (1921–1924) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament
William Burkitt
William Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament (1700–1703) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes
Door43 World Missions Community
unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Godet's Commentaries
Frédéric Louis Godet
Frédéric Louis Godet — Commentaries on Luke, John, Romans, and 1 Corinthians — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1870s–1890s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.