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Sowhen He said to them, "I am He," they drewback and fell to the ground.
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Therefore He againasked them, "1Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."
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Jesusanswered, "I told you that I am He; soif you seek Me, letthesego their way,"
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to fulfill the wordwhich He spoke, "2Of those whom You have given Me I lost not one."
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SimonPeterthen, 3having a sword, drew it and struck the highpriest'sslave, and cutoff his rightear; and the slave'sname was Malchus.
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SoJesussaid to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath; 4the cupwhich the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?"
Jesus before the Priests
125So6the Roman cohort and the commander and the 7officers of the Jews, arrestedJesus and bound Him,
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and led Him to 8Annasfirst; for he was father-in-law of 9Caiaphas, who was highpriest that year.
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NowCaiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that 10it was expedient for oneman to die on behalf of the people.
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11SimonPeter was followingJesus, and so was anotherdisciple. Now that disciple was known to the highpriest, and entered with Jesus into 12the court of the highpriest,
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13but Peter was standing at the dooroutside. So the otherdisciple, who was known to the highpriest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and broughtPeter in.