John:18
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When Jesus had spoken these words ,
he went forth with his disciples across the Kidron valley ,
where there was a garden ,
which he and his disciples entered .
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Now Judas ,
who betrayed him ,
also knew the place ;
for Jesus often met there with his disciples .
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So Judas ,
procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees ,
went there with lanterns and torches and weapons .
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Then Jesus ,
knowing all that was to befall him ,
came forward and said to them , "
Whom do you seek ?"
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They answered him , "
Jesus of Nazareth ."
Jesus said to them , "
I am he ."
Judas ,
who betrayed him ,
was standing with them .
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When he said to them , "
I am he ,"
they drew back and fell to the ground .
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Again he asked them , "
Whom do you seek ?"
And they said , "
Jesus of Nazareth ."
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Jesus answered , "
I told you that I am he ;
so ,
if you seek me ,
let these men go ."
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This was to fulfil the word which he had spoken , "
Of those whom thou gavest me I lost not one ."
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Then Simon Peter ,
having a sword ,
drew it and struck the high priest '
s slave and cut off his right ear .
The slave '
s name was Malchus .
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Jesus said to Peter , "
Put your sword into its sheath ;
shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me ?"
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So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him .
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First they led him to Annas ;
for he was the father-in-law of Ca '
iaphas ,
who was high priest that year .
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It was Ca '
iaphas who had given counsel to the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people .
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Simon Peter followed Jesus ,
and so did another disciple .
As this disciple was known to the high priest ,
he entered the court of the high priest along with Jesus ,
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while Peter stood outside at the door .
So the other disciple ,
who was known to the high priest ,
went out and spoke to the maid who kept the door ,
and brought Peter in .
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The maid who kept the door said to Peter , "
Are not you also one of this man '
s disciples ?"
He said , "
I am not ."
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Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire ,
because it was cold ,
and they were standing and warming themselves ;
Peter also was with them ,
standing and warming himself .
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The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching .
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Jesus answered him , "
I have spoken openly to the world ;
I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple ,
where all Jews come together ;
I have said nothing secretly .
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Why do you ask me ?
Ask those who have heard me ,
what I said to them ;
they know what I said ."
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When he had said this ,
one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand ,
saying , "
Is that how you answer the high priest ?"
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Jesus answered him , "
If I have spoken wrongly ,
bear witness to the wrong ;
but if I have spoken rightly ,
why do you strike me ?"
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Annas then sent him bound to Ca '
iaphas the high priest .
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Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself .
They said to him , "
Are not you also one of his disciples ?"
He denied it and said , "
I am not ."
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One of the servants of the high priest ,
a kinsman of the man whose ear Peter had cut off ,
asked , "
Did I not see you in the garden with him ?"
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Peter again denied it ;
and at once the cock crowed .
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Then they led Jesus from the house of Ca '
iaphas to the praetorium .
It was early .
They themselves did not enter the praetorium ,
so that they might not be defiled ,
but might eat the passover .
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So Pilate went out to them and said , "
What accusation do you bring against this man ?"
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They answered him , "
If this man were not an evildoer ,
we would not have handed him over ."
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Pilate said to them , "
Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law ."
The Jews said to him , "
It is not lawful for us to put any man to death ."
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This was to fulfil the word which Jesus had spoken to show by what death he was to die .
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Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus ,
and said to him , "
Are you the King of the Jews ?"
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Jesus answered , "
Do you say this of your own accord ,
or did others say it to you about me ?"
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Pilate answered , "
Am I a Jew ?
Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me ;
what have you done ?"
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Jesus answered , "
My kingship is not of this world ;
if my kingship were of this world ,
my servants would fight ,
that I might not be handed over to the Jews ;
but my kingship is not from the world ."
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Pilate said to him , "
So you are a king ?"
Jesus answered , "
You say that I am a king .
For this I was born ,
and for this I have come into the world ,
to bear witness to the truth .
Every one who is of the truth hears my voice ."
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Pilate said to him , "
What is truth ?"
After he had said this ,
he went out to the Jews again ,
and told them , "
I find no crime in him .
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But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover ;
will you have me release for you the King of the Jews ?"
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They cried out again , "
Not this man ,
but Barab '
bas !"
Now Barab '
bas was a robber .
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