John 18:3-12

3The leaders of the priests and the Pharisees sent a group of soldiers and some officers with Judas. He led these soldiers and officers to the garden. The soldiers had weapons and they carried lights.

4Jesus knew everything that would soon happen to him. He went towards them and he asked them, ‘Who are you looking for?’

5They answered, ‘Jesus, who comes from Nazareth.’ Jesus said, ‘That is who I am.’ Judas, who sold Jesus to his enemies, was standing there with the soldiers.

6When Jesus said the words, ‘I am,’ the soldiers quickly moved away from him. They fell down to the ground.

7So Jesus asked them again, ‘Who are you looking for?’ They said, ‘Jesus, who comes from Nazareth.’

8Jesus replied, ‘I have told you already, that is who I am. Since it is me that you are looking for, let these other men go.’

9Jesus said this because earlier he had said, ‘I have lost none of those people that you gave to me.’ This made what he had spoken earlier really happen.

10Simon Peter had a sword. He took hold of it and he attacked the servant of the leader of the priests. He cut off the servant's right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

11Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword away in its place! My Father has decided what great pain I must have. I will obey him completely.’

12The group of soldiers, with their captain and the Jewish officers, took hold of Jesus. They tied him with ropes.