When Jesus saw what Peter had done, he released his hands, though held firmly by the Roman soldiers, and saying, “Suffer ye thus far,” he touched the wounded ear, and it was instantly made whole. He then said to Peter, “Put up again thy sword into his place; for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?” “The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?” Jesus then turned to the chief priest, and captains of the temple, who helped compose that murderous throng, “and said, are ye come out as against a thief with swords and with staves to take me? I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not; but the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” {3SP 104.3}

Da Jesus så, hvad Peter havde gjort, drog han sine hænder bort fra de romerske soldater, selvom de holdt ham fast, og sagde: "Lad dem kun gå så vidt!" (51.vers) Han rørte ved det sårede øre, og det blev straks helbredt. Derpå sagde han til Peter: "Stik dit sværd i skeden igen; thi alle, som griber til sværd, skal falde for sværd. (105) Eller mener du, at jeg ikke kan bede men Fader, så han med det samme sender mig mere end tolv legioner engle? Men hvordan skulle så de skrift ord gå i opfyldelse, der siger, at således skal det ske?" (Matt 26,52-54) "Skulle jeg ikke drikke den kalk, som min Fader har givet mig?" (Joh 18,11) Jesus vendte sig derpå til ypperstepræsten og høvedsmændene for templet, som var kommet ud med morderskaren, og sagde: "som mod en røver er I draget ud med sværd og knipler for at fange mig. Dag efter dag sad jeg i helligdommen og lærte, uden at I greb mig. Men det er alt sammen sket, for at profeternes skrifter skulle gå i opfyldelse." (Matt 26,55.56)