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They answered, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus replied, "I am he." Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
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When Jesus said to them, "I am he," they stepped back and fell to the ground.
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Again he asked them, "Whom are you looking for?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."
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Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these men go."
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This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken, "I did not lose a single one of those whom you gave me."
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Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave's name was Malchus.
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Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
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So the soldiers, their officer, and the Jewish police arrested Jesus and bound him.
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First they took him to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
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Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one person die for the people.
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Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest,