Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
Satan, finding himself baffled in his attempts to terrify our Lord Jesus, and so to put him out of the possession of his own soul, betakes himself (according to his usual method) to force and arms, and brings a party into the field to seize him, and Satan was in them. Here is, I. The marking of him by Judas.
Commenting on Luke 22:47-53
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest,.... The person that drew his sword, and performed this daring action, not waiting for an answer from Christ, was Peter, and the high priest's servant, that he smote, was Malchus; both which we learn from Joh 18:10 and cut off his right ear; he aimed, no doubt, at his head, but missing his blow, took off his right ear.
When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? (17) That zeal which carries us out of the bounds of our God-given position does not please Christ.