; finally when Peter drew his sword in the garden and Jesus spoke his strange words about the possibility of the heavenly hosts fighting in his defense (Mad. (religion-online.org)
Roger of Wendover, the St. Alban's monastic chronicler, described John's soldiers: «The whole land was covered with these limbs of the devil like locusts, who assembled to blot out every thing from the face of the earth: for, running about with drawn swords and knives, they ransacked towns, houses, cemeteries, and churches, robbing everyone, sparing neither women nor children.» (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Peter drew a sword and cut off the ear of Malchus, a slave of the high priest. (religion-online.org)