John 18:12–28

First Jewish Trial Before Annas

Matt. 26:69, 70; Mark 14:66–68; Luke 22:55–57

¹²Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him. ¹³And ^kthey led Him away to ^lAnnas first, for he was the father-in-law of ^mCaiaphas who was high priest that year. ¹⁴ⁿNow it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was ²expedient that one man should die for the people.

^15oAnd Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did ^panother ³disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. ^16qBut Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in. ¹⁷Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?”

He said, “I am ^rnot.”

¹⁸Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself.

¹⁹The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.

²⁰Jesus answered him, ^s“I spoke openly to the world. I always taught ^tin synagogues and ^uin the temple, where ⁴the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing. ²¹Why do you ask Me? Ask ^vthose who have heard Me what I said to them. Indeed they know what I said.”

²²And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by ^wstruck ⁵Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”

²³Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”

Second Jewish Trial Before Caiaphas

Matt. 26:57–68, 73–75; Mark 14:53–65, 70–72; Luke 22:59–65

^24xThen Annas sent Him bound to ^yCaiaphas the high priest.

²⁵Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. ^zTherefore they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?”

He denied it and said, “I am not!”

²⁶One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” ²⁷Peter then denied again; and ^aimmediately a rooster crowed.

First Roman Trial Before Pilate

Matt. 27:2, 11–14; Mark 15:1–5; Luke 23:1–5

^28bThen they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. ^cBut they themselves did not go into the ⁶Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.