⁴⁷While he was still speaking, Judas,^x one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people. ⁴⁸Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” ⁴⁹Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!”^y and kissed him.

⁵⁰Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”^d^z

Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. ⁵¹With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword,^a drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.^b

⁵²“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.^c ⁵³Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?^d ⁵⁴But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled^e that say it must happen in this way?”

⁵⁵In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching,^f and you did not arrest me. ⁵⁶But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.”^g Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

26:57–68pp—Mk 14:53–65; Jn 18:12,13,19–24

⁵⁷Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas^h the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled.

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Matthew 26:56: “But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Footnotes

dOr “Why have you come, friend?”

Cross references

xSee Mt 10:4
yver 25; See Mt 23:7
z Mt 20:13; 22:12
a Lk 22:36, 38
b Jn 18:10
c Ge 9:6; Ex 21:12; Rev 13:10
d 2 Ki 6:17; Da 7:10; Mt 4:11
eSee ver 24; See Mt 1:22
f Mk 12:35; Lk 21:37; Jn 7:14, 28; 18:20
gSee ver 24; See Mt 1:22
hSee ver 3