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  • Mark 14:47
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 47 However, one of those standing by drew his sword and struck the slave of the high priest, taking off his ear.+

  • Mark 14:47
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 47 εἷς One δέ but τις any τῶν of the (ones) παρεστηκότων having stood beside σπασάμενος having drawn τὴν the μάχαιραν sword ἔπαισεν hit τὸν the δοῦλον slave τοῦ of the ἀρχιερέως chief priest καὶ and ἀφεῖλεν lifted up off αὐτοῦ of him τὸ the ὠτάριον. little ear.

  • Mark 14:47
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 47 However, a certain one of those standing by drew his sword and struck the slave of the high priest and took his ear off.+

  • Mark 14:47
    The Bible in Living English
    • 47 But someone of those who were present drew his sword and struck the high priest’s servant and took off his ear.

  • Mark 14:47
    American Standard Version
    • 47 But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

  • Mark 14:47
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 47 [A certain] one of the by-standers drawing a sword smote the servant of the High priest, and took off his ear.

  • Mark 14:47
    King James Version
    • 47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

  • Mark
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 14:47 jy 284; gt chapter 118; w90 10/15 8

  • Mark
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 14:47 w62 6; yb62 7

  • Mark
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 14:47

      Jesus—The Way, p. 284

      The Watchtower,

      10/15/1990, p. 8

  • Mark Study Notes—Chapter 14
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 14:47

      one of those standing by: The parallel account at Joh 18:10 shows that it was Simon Peter who drew his sword and that the name of the slave of the high priest was Malchus. The accounts of Luke (22:50) and John (18:10) also add the detail that it was his “right ear” that was cut off.

      struck the slave of the high priest: See study note on Joh 18:10.

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