John 18:12

John 18:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.

Context of John 18:12

10Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. 11But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?” So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up. 13First they took him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time. 14Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, “It’s better that one man should die for the people.”

John 18:12 word by word

Ἡ οὖν σπεῖρα καὶ ὁ χιλίαρχος καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται τῶν Ἰουδαίων συνέλαβον τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• the bandσπεῖραspeira · bandG4686
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• officersὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• tookσυλλαμβάνωsullambanō · to seize/conceive/helpG4815
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 18:12

• John 18:3The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.
• Matthew 26:57Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.
• Mark 14:53They took Jesus to the high priest’s home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered.
• Luke 22:54So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance.
• Acts 21:31As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
• Acts 22:24The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.
• Acts 23:10As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress.
• Genesis 22:9When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
• Genesis 40:3and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard.
• Judges 16:21So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.
• Psalms 118:27The Lord is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.
• Matthew 27:2Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
• Mark 15:1Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

Commentaries on John 18:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The captain - , The chiliarch, or chief over one thousand men - answering nearly to a colonel with us. See the note on Luke 22:4. He was probably the prefect or captain of the temple guard.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12See Matthew 26:50.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14Soldiers bound Jesus and took him back to Jerusalem. First, they brought him to Annas, who had been the high priest and remained very influential. Five of his sons also became high priests. Caiaphas, his son-in-law, was the official high priest at that time (see 18:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Then the band ... took Jesus--but not till He had made them feel that "no man took His life from Him, but that He laid it down of Himself."Read the comment

Topics related to John 18:12

• Arrest
• Captain
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prisoners

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• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
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• Band
• Captain
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• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of

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