John 18:1-11

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Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

1 When Jesus had spoken these words, ¹he went out with his disciples across ²the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.

2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew ³the place, for ⁴Jesus often met there with his disciples.

3 ⁵So 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, ⁶knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, ⁷“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 ⁸When Jesus^[b] said to them, “I am he, ”they drew back and fell to the ground.

7 So he asked them again, ⁹“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 ¹⁰This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one. ”

10 Then Simon Peter, ¹¹having 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; ¹²shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me? ”

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John 18:1-11 Study Resources

Where in the Bible is Jesus' Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane?

Lisa Loraine Baker

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The Cup That He Drank, Part 3

Pastor Chuck Swindoll

We live in an age obsessed with comfort and the avoidance of pain. But Jesus, in the garden of Gethsemane, faced the most bitter cup imaginable—and chose to drink it.Pastor Chuck Swindoll walks through John 18:1–11, the scene of Jesus’ arrest, to examine the cup the Father gave His Son to drink. In Christ’s submission lies the model for every believer who must choose obedience when the cost is high.Learn from your Savior’s example. Embrace the path of obedience—even when it hurts—and find the strength that comes from trusting God!

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Betrayed pt.1 (cont'd)

Tony Clark

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John 18:1-11

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

On the most difficult night of Jesus’ earthly life, the night He spent in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus laid Himself wide open to His enemies—but with awesome dignity. The soldiers may have thought they took Jesus, but Jesus remained in control of every event.

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