2 (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, also knew about the place, because Jesus often gathered there with his disciples.)
3 So Judas, taking the cohort and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
4 Then Jesus,
5 They replied to him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He said to them, “I am
6 So when he said to them, “I am
7 Then he asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”
8 Jesus replied, “I said to you that I am
9 in order that the word that he had spoken would be fulfilled: “Those whom you have given to me—I have not lost anyone of them.”
10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. (Now the name of the slave was Malchus.)
11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into
12 Then the cohort and the military tribune and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and tied him up,
13 and brought
14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was better
15 So Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. (Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.)
16 But Peter was standing by the door outside. So the other disciple
17 Then the female slave
18 (Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was also standing there with them and warming himself.)
19 So the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.
20 Jesus replied to him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple
21 Why are you asking me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them! Behold, these
22 Now
23 Jesus replied to him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify about what
24 Then Annas sent him, tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.
25 Now Simon Peter was standing there and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also
26 One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?”
27 So Peter denied
28 Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s residence. Now it was early, and they did not enter into the governor’s residence so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
29 So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”
30 They answered and said to him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!”
31 So Pilate said to them, “You take him and judge him according to your law!” The Jews said to him, “It is not permitted for us to kill anyone,”
32 in order that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled that he had spoken, indicating by what sort of death he was going to die.
33 Then Pilate entered again into the governor’s residence and summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
34 Jesus replied, “Do you say this from yourself, or have others said
35 Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew,
36 Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.”
37 Then Pilate said to him, “So then you are a king!” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. For this
38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”
39 But it is your custom that I release for you one
40 Then they shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)