And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out {his} hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast {him} into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

What shall we say then? {Is there} unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed {it}, Why hast thou made me thus? {repliest...: or, answerest again, or, disputest with God?}

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? {govern: Heb. bind?}

Thinkest thou this to be right, {that} thou saidst, My righteousness {is} more than God's?

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast {him} into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out {his} hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.

And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}