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John 18:1
1Jesus, having said these things, went out with his disciples beyond the torrent Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, he and his disciples.
John 18:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
- New International Version (NIV)When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered.
Context of John 18:1
Jesus, having said these things, went out with his disciples beyond the torrent Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, he and his disciples. 2And Judas also, who delivered him up, knew the place, because Jesus was often there, in company with his disciples. 3Judas therefore, having got the band, and officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
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Ταῦτα εἰπὼν Ἰησοῦς ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου τοῦ Κεδρὼν ὅπου ἦν κῆπος εἰς ὃν εἰσῆλθεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- gardenκῆποςkēpos · gardenG2779
- enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
Cross-references for John 18:1
- John 13:31When therefore he was gone out Jesus says, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- John 14:1Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe on God, believe also on me.
- John 14:31but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father has commanded me, thus I do. Rise up, let us go hence.
- Matthew 26:36Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and says to the disciples, Sit here until I go away and pray yonder.
- Mark 14:32And they come to a place of which the name [is] Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.
- Luke 22:39And going forth he went according to his custom to the mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.
- 2 Samuel 15:23And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over; the king also himself passed over the torrent Kidron, and all the people passed over, towards the way of the wilderness.
- 1 Kings 15:13And also Maachah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and burned it in the valley of Kidron.
- 2 Kings 23:6And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Jehovah, outside Jerusalem, to the torrent of Kidron, and burned it at the torrent of Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder upon the graves of the children of the people.
- 2 Chronicles 15:16And also Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burned it in the valley Kidron.
- 2 Chronicles 30:14And they rose up and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem; and they took away all the incense-altars, and cast them into the torrent Kidron.
- Jeremiah 31:40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the torrent Kidron, unto the corner of the horse-gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah: it shall not be plucked up, nor overthrown any more for ever.
- John 18:26One of the bondmen of the high priest, who was kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
- Genesis 2:15And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
- Genesis 3:23Therefore Jehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
Commentaries on John 18:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Over the brook Cedron - Having finished the prayer related in the preceding chapter, our Lord went straight to the garden of Gethsemane, Matthew 26:36, which was in the mount of Olives, eastward of Jerusalem. This mount was separated from the city by a very narrow valley, through the midst of which the brook Cedron ran: see 1 Maccabees 12:37; Joseph. War, b. v. c. 2, s. 3. xii. 2. Cedron is a very small rivulet, about six or seven feet broad, nor is it…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The brook Cedron - This was a small stream that flowed to the east of Jerusalem, through the valley of Jehoshaphat, and divided the city from the Mount of Olives. It was also called Kidron and Kedron. In summer it is almost dry. The word used here by the evangelist - ́̓̔ cheimarrou- denotes properly a water-stream (from ͂ , shower or water, and ̔́ reō ̔́ roosto flow, flowing), and the idea is that of a stream that was swollen by rain or by the melting of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ taken in the garden. (1-12) Christ before Annas and Caiaphas. (13-27) Christ before Pilate. (28-40) Verses 1-12 Sin began in the garden of Eden, there the curse was pronounced, there the Redeemer was promised; and in a garden that promised Seed entered into conflict with the old serpent. Christ was buried also in a garden. Let us, when we walk in our gardens, take occasion from thence to mediate on Christ's sufferings in a garden. Our Lord Jesus…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley. This was a dry river valley (a wadi) outside the eastern walls of Jerusalem. a garden: This is the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:32). This garden was a group of olive trees on the west side of the Mount of Olives. The Aramaic name gath shemaney means “olive press.” Jesus liked this place and often prayed there (see John 8:1; Luke 21:37; 22:39).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-3. over the brook Kedron--a deep, dark ravine, to the northeast of Jerusalem, through which flowed this small storm brook or winter torrent, and which in summer is dried up. where was a garden--at the foot of the Mount of Olives, "called Gethsemane; that is, olive press (Mt 26:30, 36).Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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