Joh 18:10 | HCSB | STEP | Then Simon Peter , who had a sword , drew it , struck the high priest’s slave , and cut off his right ear . ( The slave’s name was Malchus .)

John 18:10

10 Then Simon ^a Peter, ^b who had a sword, ^c drew it, struck the high priest’s ^d ^{▼▼slave: The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English by "servant" or "bond servant"; the HCSB translates this word as "slave," not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire's inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.}slave, and cut off his right ear. (The slave’s name was Malchus.)