Luke 22:49-50

22:49 When ¹  those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said, “Lord, should ²  we use our swords?” ³  22:50 Then ⁴  one of them ⁵  struck the high priest’s slave, ⁶  cutting off his right ear.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn The direct question using “if” in Greek is not unusual (BDF §440.3).

³ sn “Should we use our swords?” The disciples’ effort to defend Jesus recalls Luke 22:35-38. One individual did not wait for the answer.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁵ sn One of them. The unnamed disciple is Peter according to John 18:10 (cf. also Matt 26:51; Mark 14:47).

⁶ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.