When Jesus had spoken
these
words, aHe went
forth
with His disciples
over
bthe 1ravine
of the Kidron
, where
there was ca garden
, in which
He entered
2with His disciples
.
Now Judas
also
, who was 1betraying
Him, knew
the place
, for Jesus
had aoften
met
there
with His disciples
.
aJudas then
, having received
bthe Roman 1cohort
and cofficers
from the chief
priests
and the Pharisees
, *came
there
with lanterns
and dtorches
and weapons
.
So Jesus
, aknowing
all
the things
that were coming
upon Him, went
forth
and *said
to them, " bWhom
do you seek
?"
They answered Him, "Jesus
the Nazarene
." He *said
to them, "I am
He." And Judas
also
, who was betraying
Him, was standing
with them.
So when
He said
to them, "I am
He," they drew
back
and fell
to the ground
.
Therefore He again
asked
them, " aWhom
do you seek
?" And they said
, "Jesus
the Nazarene
."
Jesus answered
, "I told
you that I am
He; so
if
you seek
Me, let
these
go
their way
,"
to fulfill the word
which
He spoke
, " aOf those whom
You have given
Me I lost
not one
."
Simon Peter
then
, ahaving
a sword
, drew
it and struck
the high
priest's
slave
, and cut
off
his right
ear
; and the slave's
name
was Malchus
.
So Jesus
said
to Peter
, "Put
the sword
into the sheath
; athe cup
which
the Father
has given
Me, shall I not drink
it?"
aSo bthe Roman 1cohort
and the 2commander
and the bofficers
of the Jews
, arrested
Jesus
and bound
Him,
and led Him to aAnnas
first
; for he was father-in-law
of bCaiaphas
, who
was high
priest
that year
.
Now Caiaphas
was the one who had advised
the Jews
that ait was expedient
for one
man
to die
on behalf
of the people
.
aSimon Peter
was following
Jesus
, and so was another
disciple
. Now
that disciple
was known
to the high
priest
, and entered
with Jesus
into bthe court
of the high
priest
,
abut Peter was standing
at the door
outside
. So
the other
disciple
, who was known
to the high
priest
, went
out and spoke
to the doorkeeper
, and brought
Peter
in.
aThen the slave-girl
who kept
the door
*said
to Peter
, " bYou are not also
one of this
man's
disciples
, are you?" He *said
, "I am
not."
Now the slaves
and the aofficers
were standing
there, having made
ba charcoal
fire
, for it was cold
and they were cwarming
themselves; and Peter
was also
with them, standing
and warming
himself.
aThe high priest
then
questioned
Jesus
about
His disciples
, and about
His teaching
.
Jesus answered
him, "I ahave spoken
openly
to the world
; I always
btaught
in 1synagogues
and cin the temple
, where
all
the Jews
come
together
; and I spoke
nothing
in secret
.
"Why do you question
Me? Question
those
who have heard
what
I spoke
to them; they know
what
I said
."
When He had said this
, one
of the aofficers
standing
nearby
bstruck
Jesus
, saying
, "Is that the way
You answer
the high
priest
?"
aJesus answered
him, "If
I have spoken
wrongly
, testify
of the wrong
; but if
rightly
, why
do you strike
Me?"
aSo Annas
sent
Him bound
to aCaiaphas
the high
priest
.
aNow bSimon
Peter
was standing
and warming
himself. So
they said
to him, " cYou are not also
one of His disciples
, are you?" He denied
it, and said
, "I am
not."
One of the slaves
of the high
priest
, being
a relative
of the one awhose
ear
Peter
cut
off
, *said
, "Did I not see
you in bthe garden
with Him?"
Peter then
denied
it again
, and immediately
aa rooster
crowed
.
aThen they *led
Jesus
from bCaiaphas
into cthe 1Praetorium
, and it was early
; and they themselves
did not enter
into cthe 1Praetorium
so
that dthey would not be defiled
, but might eat
the Passover
.
aTherefore Pilate
went
out to them and *said
, "What
accusation
do you bring
against this
Man
?"
They answered and said
to him, "If
this
Man
were not an evildoer
, we would not have delivered
Him to you."
So Pilate
said
to them, "Take
Him yourselves
, and judge
Him according
to your law
." The Jews
said
to him, "We are not permitted
to put
anyone
to death
,"
to fulfill athe word
of Jesus
which
He spoke
, signifying
by what
kind
of death
He was about
to die
.
Therefore Pilate
aentered
again
into the Praetorium
, and summoned
Jesus
and said
to Him, " bAre You the King
of the Jews
?"
Jesus answered
, "Are you saying
this
1on your own
initiative
, or
did others
tell
you about
Me?"
Pilate answered
, "I am
not a Jew
, am I? Your own nation
and the chief
priests
delivered
You to me; what
have You done
?"
Jesus answered
, " aMy kingdom
1is not of this
world
. If
My kingdom
were of this
world
, then My servants
would be fighting
so
that I would not be handed
over to the Jews
; but as it is, My kingdom
is not 2of this
realm
."
Therefore Pilate
said
to Him, "So
You are a king
?" Jesus
answered
, " aYou say
correctly that I am
a king
. For this
I have been born
, and for this
I have come
into the world
, bto testify
to the truth
. cEveryone
who is of the truth
hears
My voice
."
Pilate *said
to Him, "What
is truth
?"
And when he had said this
, he awent
out again
to the Jews
and *said
to them, " bI find
no
guilt
in Him.
" aBut you have a custom that I release
someone
1for you at the Passover
; do you wish
then
that I release
1for you the King
of the Jews
?"
So they cried
out again
, saying
, " aNot this
Man
, but Barabbas
." Now
Barabbas
was a robber
.