³^aJudas then, having received ^bthe Roman ¹cohort and ^cofficers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, ^*came there with lanterns and ^dtorches and weapons.

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Footnotes

1Normally 600 men (the number varied); or battalion
*Marks verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage.

Cross references

a John 18:3–11: Matt 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–50; Luke 22:47–53
b John 18:12; Acts 10:1
c John 7:32; 18:12, 18
d Matt 25:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So Judas took a company of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees and came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

NLTNew Living Translation

The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Judas, taking the cohort and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

KJV 1900King James Version

Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

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