# John 18:10

> 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.

— John 18:10, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The same reconstruction of the Passion: AD 30 or 33, within Pilate's prefecture.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 26:51-54 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26/51
- Mark 14:47 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/14/47
- Luke 22:49-51 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/22/49
- John 18:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/18/26

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## Questions linked to this verse

- What was the name of the servant of the high priest whose ear Peter cut off? — https://scriptoria.digital/en/questions/01a151d8-1aae-70ef-bf90-e8e775fbf5e8

## This document

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