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John 18:26

John 18:26
One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

One of the servants of the high priest,.... Hearing him so stiffly deny that he was a disciple of Jesus, when he had great reason to believe he was:

being his kinsman, whose ear Peter cut off; a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 18:13-27

We have here an account of Christ's arraignment before the high priest, and some circumstances that occurred therein which were omitted by the other evangelists; and Peter's denying him, which the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

his kinsman A kinsman of him. How natural that an acquaintance of the high-priest (Joh 18:18) and known to his portress (Joh 18:18) should know this fact also as well as Malchus" name (Joh 18:18).…

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