Good morning. I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way, to fulfill the word which He spoke (in the upper room), of those whom You have given Me I lost not one. Peter then, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus. John did not say anything about bringing a sword, but it did mention it in Luke. Jesus had said whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one. The disciples said here are two swords. And He said “it is enough”. John is the only one who says that Peter is the one that cut off his ear, and John is the only one that tells the slave’s name. John does not say that Jesus healed his ear. Put the sword away; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it? As I said before, John does not talk about Jesus struggling in the garden with the cup that God had given Him. But it would make sense that it had happened by these words that Jesus said. So they arrested Jesus and bound Him, and led  Him to Annas first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. Annas was high priest, but the Romans removed him from office. However, the high priesthood was for life, and so they had no authority in God’s sight to do that. Many of the Jews considered him to be the true high priest, not Caiaphas. Father thank You that You love the reader and desire to answer his/her prayers. Keep him/her safe always.

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