John 18:3-11

3 1So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
4 Then Jesus, 2knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, 3"Whom do you seek?"
5 They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am he."[a] Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
6 4When Jesus[b] said to them, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 So he asked them again, 5"Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."
8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go."
9 6This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: "Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one."
10 Then Simon Peter, 7having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant[c] and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)
11 So Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword into its sheath; 8shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"

Cross References 8

  • 1. For ver. 3-11, see Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53
  • 2. John 13:1
  • 3. ver. 7; John 1:38; John 20:15
  • 4. [John 10:18; Matthew 26:53; Revelation 1:17]
  • 5. [See ver. 4 above]
  • 6. John 17:12
  • 7. [Luke 22:38]
  • 8. Matthew 20:22; Matthew 26:39, 42; [Isaiah 51:22]

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Greek I am; also verses 6, 8
  • [b]. Greek he
  • [c]. Greek bondservant; twice in this verse
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