²Judas knew where this place was, because Jesus met there often with his followers. Judas was the one who turned against Jesus. ³So Judas came there with a group of soldiers and some guards from the leading priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns, and weapons.

⁴Knowing everything that would happen to him, Jesus went out and asked, “Who is it you are looking for?”

⁵They answered, “Jesus from Nazareth.”

“I am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, the one who turned against Jesus, was standing there with them.) ⁶When Jesus said, “I am he,” they moved back and fell to the ground.

⁷Jesus asked them again, “Who is it you are looking for?”

They said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

⁸“I told you that I am he,” Jesus said. “So if you are looking for me, let the others go.” ⁹This happened so that the words Jesus said before would come true: “I have not lost any of the ones you gave me.”

¹⁰Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) ¹¹Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back. Shouldn’t I drink the cup ⁿ the Father gave me?”

Jesus Is Brought Before Annas

¹²Then the soldiers with their commander and the guards arrested Jesus. They tied him

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John 18:11: So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”

Footnotes

ncup Jesus is talking about the painful things that will happen to him. Accepting these things will be very hard, like drinking a cup of something bitter.