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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.
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Jesus ordered Peter, "Put back your sword. Do you think for a minute I'm not going to drink this cup the Father gave me?"
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Then the Roman soldiers under their commander, joined by the Jewish police, seized Jesus and tied him up.
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They took him first to Annas, father-in-law of Caiaphas. Caiaphas was the Chief Priest that year.
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It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was to their advantage that one man die for the people.
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Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. That other disciple was known to the Chief Priest, and so he went in with Jesus to the Chief Priest's courtyard.