John 18
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John 18:3-12

3So Judas, having obtained the Roman cohort and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

4Then Jesus, knowing all that was about to happen to Him, went to them and asked, “Whom do you want?”

5They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas, who was betraying Him, was also standing with them.

6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

7Again He asked them, “Whom do you want?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

8Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you want Me, let these men go on their way.”

9This was to fulfill and verify the words He had spoken, “Of those whom You have given Me, I have not lost even one.”

10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

11So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword [back] in its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”

12So the cohort and their commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him,

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