John 18

(Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53)

1After JesusG2424 had spokenG2036 theseG3778 words, He went outG1831 withG4862 HisG846 disciplesG3101 acrossG4008 theG3588 KidronG2748 ValleyG5493, whereG3699 they enteredG1525G1519 a gardenG2779. 2NowG1161 JudasG2455 HisG846 betrayerG3860 alsoG2532 knewG1492 theG3588 placeG5117, becauseG3754 JesusG2424 had oftenG4178 metG4863 thereG1563 withG3326 HisG846 disciplesG3101. 3SoG3767 JudasG2455 broughtG2983 a band of soldiersG4686 andG2532 officersG5257 fromG1537 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 PhariseesG5330. They arrivedG2064 at the garden carrying lanternsG5322, torchesG2985, andG2532 weaponsG3696.

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JesusG2424, knowingG1492 allG3956 thatG3588 was comingG2064 uponG1909 HimG846, stepped forwardG1831 andG2532 askedG3004 themG846, “WhomG5101 are you seekingG2212?”

5“JesusG2424 ofG3588 NazarethG3480,” they answeredG611.

Jesus saidG3004, “IG1473 amG1510 He.”

AndG1161 JudasG2455 HisG846 betrayerG3860 was standingG2476 there withG3326 themG846. 6WhenG5613 Jesus saidG2036, “IG1473 amG1510 He,” they drewG565G1519 backG3694 andG2532 fellG4098 to the groundG5476.

7SoG3767 He askedG1905 themG846 againG3825, “WhomG5101 are you seekingG2212?”

“JesusG2424 ofG3588 NazarethG3480,” they answeredG2036.

8“I toldG2036 youG4771 thatG3754 IG1473 amG1510 He,” JesusG2424 repliedG611. “SoG3767 ifG1487 you are looking forG2212 MeG1473, letG863 theseG3778 men goG5217.” 9This wasG2443 to fulfillG4137 theG3588 wordG3056 He had spokenG2036: “I have not lost oneG3756G622G3762 ofG1537 thoseG3739 You have givenG1325 MeG1473.”1

10ThenG3767 SimonG4613 PeterG4074 drewG1670 his swordG3162 andG2532 struckG3817 theG3588 servantG1401 of theG3588 high priestG749, cutting offG609 hisG846 rightG1188 earG5621. TheG3588 servant’sG1401 nameG3686 wasG1510 MalchusG3124.

11“PutG906 your swordG3162 back inG1519 its sheathG2336!” JesusG2424 saidG2036 toG3588 PeterG4074. “Shall I not drinkG3756G3361G4095 theG3588 cupG4221 theG3588 FatherG3962 has givenG1325 MeG1473?”

12ThenG3767 theG3588 band of soldiersG4686, with its commanderG5506 andG2532 theG3588 officersG5257 of theG3588 JewsG2453, arrestedG4815 JesusG2424 andG2532 boundG1210 HimG846. 13They brought Him firstG71G4412 toG4314 AnnasG452, who wasG1510 the father-in-lawG3995 of CaiaphasG2533, the high priestG749 that yearG1763. 14CaiaphasG2533 wasG1510 theG3588 one who had advisedG4823 theG3588 JewsG2453 thatG3754 it would be better ifG4851 oneG1520 manG444 diedG599 forG5228 theG3588 peopleG2992.

Peter’s First Denial

(Matthew 26:69–70; Mark 14:66–68; Luke 22:54–57)

15NowG1161 SimonG4613 PeterG4074 andG2532 anotherG243 discipleG3101 were followingG190 JesusG2424. SinceG3588 thatG1565 discipleG3101 wasG1510 knownG1110 to theG3588 high priestG749, he also wentG2532G4897 with JesusG2424 intoG1519 theG3588 courtyardG833 of theG3588 high priestG749. 16ButG1161 PeterG4074 stoodG2476 outsideG1854 atG4314 theG3588 doorG2374. ThenG3767 theG3588 discipleG3101 who wasG3588 knownG1110 to theG3588 high priestG749 went outG1831 andG2532 spokeG2036 to theG3588 doorkeeperG2377, andG2532 broughtG1521 PeterG4074 in.

17At thisG3767, theG3588 servant girlG3814 watching the doorG2377 saidG3004 to PeterG4074, “Aren’tG1510G3361 youG4771 alsoG2532 one ofG1537 thisG3778 man’sG444 disciplesG3101?”

“I amG1510 notG3756,” heG1565 answeredG3004.

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BecauseG3754 it wasG1510 coldG5592, theG3588 servantsG1401 andG2532 officersG5257 were standing aroundG2476 a charcoal fireG439 they had madeG4160 to keep warmG2328. AndG1161 PeterG4074 wasG1510 alsoG2532 standingG2476 withG3326 themG846, warming himselfG2328.

Jesus before the High Priest

(Matthew 26:57–68; Mark 14:53–65; Luke 22:66–71)

19MeanwhileG3767, theG3588 high priestG749 questionedG2065 JesusG2424 aboutG4012 HisG846 disciplesG3101 andG2532 HisG846 teachingG1322.

20“IG1473 have spokenG2980 openlyG3954 to theG3588 worldG2889,” JesusG2424 answeredG611. “IG1473 alwaysG3842 taughtG1321 inG1722 the synagoguesG4864 andG2532 atG1722 theG3588 templeG2411, whereG3699 allG3956 theG3588 JewsG2453 come togetherG4905. I saidG2980 nothingG3762 inG1722 secretG2927. 21WhyG5101 are you askingG2065 MeG1473? AskG2065 those whoG3588 heardG191 My messageG5101G2980G846. SurelyG2400 theyG3778 knowG1492 whatG3739 IG1473 saidG2036.”

22When Jesus had saidG2036 this, oneG1520 of theG3588 officersG5257 standing nearbyG3936 slapped Him in the faceG1325G4475G3588G2424 and saidG2036, “Is this howG3779 You answerG611 theG3588 high priestG749?”

23JesusG2424 repliedG611, “IfG1487 I saidG2980 something wrongG2560, testifyG3140 as toG4012 whatG3588 was wrongG2556. ButG1161 ifG1487 I spoke correctlyG2573, whyG5101 did you strikeG1194 MeG1473?”

24ThenG3767 AnnasG452 sentG649 HimG846, still boundG1210, toG4314 CaiaphasG2533 theG3588 high priestG749.

Peter’s Second and Third Denials

(Matthew 26:71–75; Mark 14:69–72; Luke 22:58–62)

25SimonG4613 PeterG4074 wasG1510 stillG1161 standingG2476 andG2532 warming himselfG2328. SoG3767 they askedG2036 himG846, “Aren’tG1510G3361 youG4771 alsoG2532 one ofG1537 HisG846 disciplesG3101?”

HeG1565 deniedG720 it andG2532 saidG2036, “I amG1510 notG3756.”

26OneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 high priest’sG3588G749 servantsG1401, a relativeG4773 of the man whoseG3739 earG5621 PeterG4074 had cut offG609, askedG3004, “Didn’tG3756 IG1473 seeG3708 youG4771 withG3326 HimG846 inG1722 theG3588 gardenG2779?”

27PeterG4074 deniedG720 it once moreG3767G3825, andG2532 immediatelyG2112 a roosterG220 crowedG5455.

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27:11–14; Luke 23:1–5)

28ThenG3767 they ledG71 JesusG2424 away fromG575 CaiaphasG2533 intoG1519 theG3588 PraetoriumG4232. By nowG1161 it wasG1510 early morningG4404, andG2532 the Jews did notG3756 enterG1525G1519 theG3588 PraetoriumG4232, toG2443 avoidG3361 being defiledG3392 and unable to eatG5315 theG3588 PassoverG3957.

29SoG3767 PilateG4091 wentG1831 outG1854 toG4314 themG846 andG2532 askedG5346, “WhatG5101 accusationG2724 are you bringingG5342 againstG2596 thisG3778 manG444?”

30“IfG1487 HeG3778 wereG1510 notG3361 a criminalG4160G2556,” they repliedG611G2532G2036G846, “we would not have handed Him overG302G3756G3860G846 to youG4771.”

31“You takeG2983 HimG846 andG2532 judgeG2919 HimG846 byG2596 yourG4771 own lawG3551,” PilateG4091 toldG2036 themG846.

“We are not permittedG3756G1832G1473 to execute anyoneG615G3762,” theG3588 JewsG2453 repliedG2036. 32ThisG2443 was to fulfillG4137 theG3588 wordG3056 thatG3588 JesusG2424 had spokenG2036 to indicateG4591 the kind ofG4169 deathG2288 He was goingG3195 to dieG599.2

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PilateG4091 wentG1525 backG3825 intoG1519 theG3588 PraetoriumG4232, summonedG5455 JesusG2424, andG2532 askedG2036 HimG846, “AreG1510 YouG4771 theG3588 KingG935 of theG3588 JewsG2453?”

34“Are youG4771 sayingG3004 thisG3778 onG575 your ownG4572,” JesusG2424 askedG611, “orG2228 did othersG243 tellG2036 youG4771 aboutG4012 MeG1473?”

35“AmG1510G3385 IG1473 a JewG2453?” PilateG4091 repliedG611. “YourG4674 own peopleG1484 andG2532 chief priestsG749 handedG3860 YouG4771 over to meG1473. WhatG5101 have You doneG4160?”

36JesusG2424 answeredG611, “MyG1699 kingdomG932 isG1510 notG3756 ofG1537 thisG3778 worldG2889; ifG1487 it wereG1510, MyG1699 servantsG5257 would fightG75 toG2443 prevent My arrestG3361G3860 by theG3588 JewsG2453. ButG1161 nowG3568 MyG1699 kingdomG932 isG1510 notG3756 of this realmG1782.”

37“ThenG3766 YouG4771 areG1510 a kingG935!” PilateG4091 saidG2036.

“YouG4771 sayG3004 thatG3754 IG1473 amG1510 a kingG935,” JesusG2424 answeredG611. “ForG1519 this reasonG3778 I was bornG1080 andG2532 have comeG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889, toG2443 testifyG3140 to theG3588 truthG225. EveryoneG3956 whoG3588 belongs toG1510G1537 theG3588 truthG225 listens toG191 MyG1473 voiceG5456.”

38“WhatG5101 isG1510 truthG225?” PilateG4091 askedG3004.

AndG2532 having saidG2036 thisG3778, he went outG1831 againG3825 toG4314 theG3588 JewsG2453 andG2532 toldG3004 themG846, “IG1473 findG2147 noG3762 basis for a chargeG156 againstG1722 HimG846. 39ButG1161 it isG1510 yourG4771 customG4914 thatG2443 I releaseG630 to youG4771 oneG1520 prisoner atG1722 theG3588 PassoverG3957. So thenG3767, do you wantG1014 me to releaseG630 to youG4771 theG3588 KingG935 of theG3588 JewsG2453?”

40“NotG3361 thisG3778 man,” they shoutedG2905, “butG235 BarabbasG912!” (NowG1161 BarabbasG912 wasG1510 an insurrectionistG3027.)