John 18:1–24

¹Jesus, having said these things, went out with his disciples beyond the torrent Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, he and his disciples. ²And Judas also, who delivered him up, knew the place, because Jesus was often there, in company with his disciples. ³Judas therefore, having got the band, and officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom seek ye? ⁵They answered him, Jesus the Nazaraean. Jesus says to them, I am he. And Judas also, who delivered him up, stood with them. ⁶When therefore he said to them, I am he, they went away backward and fell to the ground. ⁷He demanded of them therefore again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus the Nazaraean. ⁸Jesus answered, I told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go away; ⁹that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, As to those whom thou hast given me, I have not lost one of them. ¹⁰Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and smote the bondman of the high priest and cut off his right ear; and the bondman’s name was Malchus. ¹¹Jesus therefore said to Peter, Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it? ¹²The band therefore, and the chiliarch, and the officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him:

¹³and they led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴But it was Caiaphas who counselled the Jews that it was better that one man should perish for the people. ¹⁵Now Simon Peter followed Jesus, and the other disciple. But that disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest; ¹⁶but Peter stood at the door without. The other disciple therefore, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the porteress and brought in Peter. ¹⁷The maid therefore, who was porteress, says to Peter, Art thou also of the disciples of this man? He says, I am not. ¹⁸But the bondmen and officers, having made a fire of coals (for it was cold), stood and warmed themselves; and Peter was standing with them and warming himself. ¹⁹The high priest therefore demanded of Jesus concerning his disciples and concerning his doctrine. ²⁰Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I taught always in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and in secret I have spoken nothing. ²¹Why demandest thou of me? Demand of those who have heard, what I have spoken to them; behold, they know what I have said. ²²But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus? ²³Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me? ²⁴Annas then had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.