But Jesus answered, “Let me at least do this”—and he touched his ear and healed him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 22:51 in context
Luke 22:48–54
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But Jesus said to him, “Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49
When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”
50
A certain one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
51
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But Jesus answered, “Let me at least do this”—and he touched his ear and healed him.
52
Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
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When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn’t stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
54
They seized him and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed from a distance.
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