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Jesus, having prayed this prayer, left with his disciples and crossed over the brook Kidron at a place where there was a garden. He and his disciples entered it.
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Judas, his betrayer, knew the place because Jesus and his disciples went there often.
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So Judas led the way to the garden, and the Roman soldiers and police sent by the high priests and Pharisees followed. They arrived there with lanterns and torches and swords.
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Jesus, knowing by now everything that was coming down on him, went out and met them. He said, "Who are you after?" They answered, "Jesus the Nazarene."
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He said, "That's me." The soldiers recoiled, totally taken aback. Judas, his betrayer, stood out like a sore thumb.
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Jesus asked again, "Who are you after?" They answered, "Jesus the Nazarene."
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"I told you," said Jesus, "that's me. I'm the one. So if it's me you're after, let these others go."
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(This validated the words in his prayer, "I didn't lose one of those you gave.")
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Just then Simon Peter, who was carrying a sword, pulled it from its sheath and struck the Chief Priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. Malchus was the servant's name.