John 18:1

John 18:1 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees.

Context of John 18:1

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. 2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

John 18:1 word by word

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

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• When JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• had spokenλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• these wordsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• he went forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• overπέρανperan · other sideG4008
• the brookχείμαρροςcheimarrhos · brookG5493
• CedronκέδροςKedrōn · KidronG2748
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a gardenκῆποςkēpos · gardenG2779
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• andκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for John 18:1

• John 13:31Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
• John 14:1Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
• John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
• Matthew 26:36Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
• Mark 14:32And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
• Luke 22:39And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his 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 brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
• 1 Kings 15:13And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
• 2 Kings 23:6And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
• 2 Chronicles 15:16And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
• 2 Chronicles 30:14And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
• Jeremiah 31:40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
• John 18:26One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
• Genesis 2:15And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
• Genesis 3:23Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence 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

Topics related to John 18:1

• Gethsemane
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kidron
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Cedron
• Gardens
• Gethsemane
• Judge
• Kedron
• Kidron
• Resort
• Torches

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