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Jesus answered, “I told you that I AM. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.” [a](A)This was to fulfill what he had said, “I have not lost any of those you gave me.” 10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus.[b]

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  1. 18:9 The citation may refer to Jn 6:39; 10:28; or 17:12.
  2. 18:10 Only John gives the names of the two antagonists; both John and Luke mention the right ear.

Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”[a](A)

10 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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  1. John 18:9 John 6:39