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Text -- John 18:1-30 (NET)
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Betrayal and Arrest
18:1 When he had said these things , Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley . There was an orchard there, and he and his disciples went into it.
18:2 (Now Judas , the one who betrayed him , knew the place too , because Jesus had met there many times with his disciples .)
18:3 So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees . They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons .
18:4 Then Jesus , because he knew everything that was going to happen to him , came and asked them , “Who are you looking for ?”
18:5 They replied , “Jesus the Nazarene .” He told them , “I am he .” (Now Judas , the one who betrayed him , was standing there with them .)
18:6 So when Jesus said to them , “I am he ,” they retreated and fell to the ground .
18:7 Then Jesus asked them again , “Who are you looking for ?” And they said , “Jesus the Nazarene .”
18:8 Jesus replied , “I told you that I am he . If you are looking for me , let these men go .”
18:9 He said this to fulfill the word he had spoken, “I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me .”
18:10 Then Simon Peter , who had a sword , pulled it out and struck the high priest’s slave , cutting off his right ear . (Now the slave’s name was Malchus .)
18:11 But Jesus said to Peter , “Put your sword back into its sheath ! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me ?”
Jesus Before Annas
18:12 Then the squad of soldiers with their commanding officer and the officers of the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus and tied him up .
18:13 They brought him first to Annas , for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas , who was high priest that year .
18:14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jewish leaders that it was to their advantage that one man die for the people .)
Peter’s First Denial
18:15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas. (Now the other disciple was acquainted with the high priest , and he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard .)
18:16 But Simon Peter was left standing outside by the door . So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside.
18:17 The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter , “You’re not one of this man’s disciples too , are you ?” He replied , “I am not .”
18:18 (Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire they had made , warming themselves because it was cold . Peter also was standing with them , warming himself.)
Jesus Questioned by Annas
18:19 While this was happening, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching .
18:20 Jesus replied , “I have spoken publicly to the world . I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts , where all the Jewish people assemble together . I have said nothing in secret .
18:21 Why do you ask me ? Ask those who heard what I said . They know what I said .”
18:22 When Jesus had said this , one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said , “Is that the way you answer the high priest ?”
18:23 Jesus replied , “If I have said something wrong , confirm what is wrong . But if I spoke correctly , why strike me ?”
18:24 Then Annas sent him , still tied up , to Caiaphas the high priest .
Peter’s Second and Third Denials
18:25 Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing in the courtyard warming himself. They said to him , “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you ?” Peter denied it : “I am not !”
18:26 One of the high priest’s slaves , a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off , said , “Did I not see you in the orchard with him ?”
18:27 Then Peter denied it again , and immediately a rooster crowed .
Jesus Brought Before Pilate
18:28 Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s residence . (Now it was very early morning .) They did not go into the governor’s residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled , but could eat the Passover meal .
18:29 So Pilate came outside to them and said , “What accusation do you bring against this man ?”
18:30 They replied , replied , “If this man were not a criminal , criminal , we would not have handed him over to you .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JOHN, GOSPEL OF |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
COHORT |
Prisoners |
PETER, SIMON |
JESUS CHRIST, THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF |
Court |
Priest |
ANNAS |
Caiaphas |
Prophecy |
Traitor |
OSTRACA |
John |
Peter |
PRIEST, HIGH |
Malchus |
Gethsemane |
Judas |
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NET Notes -> Joh 18:1; Joh 18:1; Joh 18:1; Joh 18:2; Joh 18:2; Joh 18:3; Joh 18:3; Joh 18:3; Joh 18:3; Joh 18:3; Joh 18:3; Joh 18:4; Joh 18:4; Joh 18:5; Joh 18:5; Joh 18:5; Joh 18:6; Joh 18:6; Joh 18:6; Joh 18:7; Joh 18:8; Joh 18:8; Joh 18:8; Joh 18:8; Joh 18:9; Joh 18:9; Joh 18:9; Joh 18:9; Joh 18:10; Joh 18:10; Joh 18:10; Joh 18:11; Joh 18:11; Joh 18:12; Joh 18:12; Joh 18:12; Joh 18:12; Joh 18:12; Joh 18:13; Joh 18:13; Joh 18:14; Joh 18:14; Joh 18:14; Joh 18:15; Joh 18:15; Joh 18:15; Joh 18:15; Joh 18:16; Joh 18:17; Joh 18:17; Joh 18:17; Joh 18:18; Joh 18:18; Joh 18:18; Joh 18:18; Joh 18:19; Joh 18:19; Joh 18:20; Joh 18:20; Joh 18:20; Joh 18:20; Joh 18:20; Joh 18:21; Joh 18:21; Joh 18:22; Joh 18:22; Joh 18:23; Joh 18:23; Joh 18:23; Joh 18:23; Joh 18:24; Joh 18:24; Joh 18:25; Joh 18:25; Joh 18:25; Joh 18:26; Joh 18:26; Joh 18:26; Joh 18:26; Joh 18:27; Joh 18:27; Joh 18:28; Joh 18:28; Joh 18:28; Joh 18:28; Joh 18:28; Joh 18:29; Joh 18:29; Joh 18:30; Joh 18:30; Joh 18:30; Joh 18:30
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NET Notes: Joh 18:3 Mention of the lanterns and torches suggests a detail remembered by one who was an eyewitness, but in connection with the light/darkness motif of John...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:5 This is a parenthetical note by the author. Before he states the response to Jesus’ identification of himself, the author inserts a parenthetica...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:6 When Jesus said to those who came to arrest him “I am,” they retreated and fell to the ground. L. Morris says that “it is possible t...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:7 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Joh 18:8 A second time Jesus replied, “I told you that I am he,” identifying himself as the one they are seeking. Jesus also added, “If you a...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:9 This action of Jesus on behalf of his disciples is interpreted by the author as a fulfillment of Jesus’ own words: “I have not lost a sing...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:11 Jesus continues with what most would take to be a rhetorical question expecting a positive reply: “Shall I not drink the cup that the Father has...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:13 Jesus was taken first to Annas. Only the Gospel of John mentions this pretrial hearing before Annas, and that Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas,...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:16 Grk “spoke to the doorkeeper”; her description as a slave girl is taken from the following verse. The noun θυρωρ&...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:19 The nature of this hearing seems to be more that of a preliminary investigation; certainly normal legal procedure was not followed, for no indication ...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:20 Grk “And I.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of cont...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:22 Grk “one of the high priest’s servants standing by gave Jesus a strike, saying.” For the translation of ῥάπι ...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:24 Where was Caiaphas the high priest located? Did he have a separate palace, or was he somewhere else with the Sanhedrin? Since Augustine (4th century) ...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:25 Grk “That one denied it and said”; the referent of the pronoun (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Joh 18:26 This question, prefaced with οὐκ (ouk) in Greek, anticipates a positive answer.
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NET Notes: Joh 18:27 No indication is given of Peter’s emotional state at this third denial (as in Matt 26:74 and Mark 14:71) or that he remembered that Jesus had fo...
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NET Notes: Joh 18:29 In light of the fact that Pilate had cooperated with them in Jesus’ arrest by providing Roman soldiers, the Jewish authorities were probably exp...
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