John 18:1–14

JESUS BETRAYED

18After^k Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. ²Judas,^l who betrayed^m him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. ³So Judas took a company of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Phariseesⁿ and came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

⁴Then Jesus, knowing everything that was about to happen to him,^o went out and said to them, “Who is it that you’re seeking?”

⁵“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.

“I am he,”^p Jesus told them.

Judas, who betrayed him, was also standing with them. ⁶When Jesus told them, “I am he,” they stepped back and fell to the ground.

⁷Then he asked them again, “Who is it that you’re seeking?”

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

⁸“I told you I am he,” Jesus replied. “So if you’re looking for me, let these men go.” ⁹This was to fulfill^q the words he had said: “I have not lost one of those you have given me.”^r

¹⁰Then Simon^s Peter,^t who had a sword,^u drew it, struck the high priest’s^v servant, and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)

¹¹At that, Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword away! Am I not to drink the cup^w the Father has given me?”

JESUS ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO ANNAS

¹²Then the company of soldiers, the commander, and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus and tied him up. ¹³First they led him to Annas,^x since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas,^y who was high priest that year. ¹⁴Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better for one man to die for the people.^z