Person New Testament
Malchus
Malchus, the high priest's servant, had his ear cut off by Peter during Jesus' arrest. Mentioned once in Scripture, at John 18:10.
Why it matters. High priest's servant whose ear was cut off by Peter.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Malchus
Malchus was a servant of the high priest during the time of Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. When the crowd, led by Judas Iscariot, came to arrest Jesus, Simon Peter drew his sword and struck Malchus, cutting off his right ear. Jesus rebuked Peter for his violent act and healed Malchus' ear, demonstrating his compassion and willingness to show love even to his enemies (Jhn.18.10).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
John (1 verse)