NAS - John 18:1-24

18 Judas Betrays Jesus

¹When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden, in which He entered with His disciples. ²Now Judas also, who was betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had often met there with His disciples. ³Judas then, having received the Roman cohort and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, *came there with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴So Jesus, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, "Whom do you seek?"⁵They answered Him, "Jesus the Nazarene." He *said to them, "I am He."And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. ⁶So when He said to them, "I am He,"they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷Therefore He again asked them, "Whom do you seek?"And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene." ⁸Jesus answered, "I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way,"⁹to fulfill the word which He spoke, "Of those whom You have given Me I lost not one."¹⁰Simon Peter then, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave's name was Malchus. ¹¹So Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?"

Jesus before the Priests

¹²So the Roman cohort and the commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him, ¹³and led Him to Annas first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.

¹⁵Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest, ¹⁶but 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. ¹⁷Then the slave-girl who kept the door *said to Peter, "You are not also one of this man's disciples, are you?" He *said, "I am not." ¹⁸Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

¹⁹The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret.²¹"Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; they know what I said."²²When He had said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus, saying, "Is that the way You answer the high priest?" ²³Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?"²⁴So Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.