John 18:13-23

13 and led Him to ¹Annas first; for he was father-in-law of ²Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

14 Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that ³it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.

15 ⁴Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into ⁵the court of the high priest,

16 ⁶but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

17 ⁷Then the slave-girl who kept the door said to Peter, "⁸You are not also one of this man's disciples, are you?" He said, "I am not."

18 Now the slaves and the ⁹officers were standing there, having made ¹⁰a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ¹¹warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

19 ¹²The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching.

20 Jesus answered him, "I ¹³have spoken openly to the world; I always ¹⁴taught in synagogues and ¹⁵in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret.

21 "Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; they know what I said."

22 When He had said this, one of the ¹⁶officers standing nearby ¹⁷struck * Jesus, saying, "Is that the way You answer the high priest?"

23 ¹⁸Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?"

Cross References

• 1. Luke 3:2; John 18:24
• 2. Matthew 26:3; John 11:49, 51
• 3. John 11:50
• 4. Matthew 26:58; Mark 14:54; Luke 22:54
• 5. Matthew 26:3; John 18:24, 28
• 6. John 18:16-18: {Matthew 26:69; Mark 14:66-68; Luke 22:55-57}
• 7. Acts 12:13
• 8. John 18:25
• 9. John 18:3
• 10. John 21:9
• 11. Mark 14:54, 67
• 12. John 18:19-24: {Matthew 26:59-68; Mark 14:55-65; Luke 22:63-71}
• 13. John 7:26; John 8:26
• 14. Matthew 4:23; John 6:59
• 15. Matthew 26:55
• 16. John 18:3
• 17. John 19:3
• 18. Matthew 5:39; Acts 23:2-5

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "a synagogue"