John 18:2-23

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.

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.

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?”