<P> Simon cutting off Malchus' ear is related in all four canonical gospels, in Matthew 26: 51, Mark 14: 47, Luke 22: 50 - 51, and John 18: 10--11, but Simon and Malchus are named only in the Gospel of John . Also, Luke is the only gospel that says Jesus healed the servant . This was Jesus' last recorded miracle prior to His resurrection . </P> <P> The relevant passage in the Gospel of John, KJV, reads: </P> <P> 10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear . The servant's name was Malchus . 11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? </P> <P> Although rejecting biblical inerrancy, James F. McGrath suggests that this account reflects an event that did happen, in that early Christians would hardly have invented a story portraying themselves as violent . </P>

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