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The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: "The man I kiss is the one you want. Grab him, and take him away under guard."
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As he ar ived, he went right up to Yeshua, said, "Rabbi!" and kissed him.
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Then they laid hold of Yeshua and arrested him;
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but one of the people standing nearby drew his sword and struck at the servant of the cohen hagadol, cutting off his ear.
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Yeshua addressed them: "So you came out to take me with swords and clubs, the way you would the leader of a rebellion?
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Every day I was with you in the Temple court, teaching, and you didn't seize me then! But let the Tanakh be fulfilled."
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And they all deserted him and ran away.
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There was one young man who did try to follow him; but he was wearing only a nightshirt; and when they tried to seize him,
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he slipped out of the nightshirt and ran away naked.
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They led Yeshua to the cohen hagadol, with whom all the head cohanim, elders and Torah-teachers were assembling.
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Kefa followed him at a distance right into the courtyard of the cohen hagadol, where he sat down with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.