Endnote 4 – Peter: How a Flawed Disciple Became Jesus’ Successor on Earth

For detailed analysis, see Brown (Death, pp. 264–279). Since Mark has an anonymous member of the crowd as sword wielder and Peter’s use of a sword appears to contradict Jesus’ comment in John 18:36 (though Jesus has rebuked Peter), the likely truth of the matter is that some member of the arresting group had the sword.