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Jesus knew everything that was going to happen to him. So he went to meet them and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
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They answered him, "Jesus from Nazareth." Jesus told them, "I am he." Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with the crowd.
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When Jesus told them, "I am he," the crowd backed away and fell to the ground.
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Jesus asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" They said, "Jesus from Nazareth."
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Jesus replied, "I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these other men go."
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In this way what Jesus had said came true: "I lost none of those you gave me."
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Simon Peter had a sword. He drew it, attacked the chief priest's servant, and cut off the servant's right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)
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Jesus told Peter, "Put your sword away. Shouldn't I drink the cup [of suffering] that my Father has given me?"
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Then the army officer and the Jewish guards arrested Jesus. They tied Jesus up
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and took him first to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas. Caiaphas, the chief priest that year,
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was the person who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one man die for the people.