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Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
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But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear.
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“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.
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Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?
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But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”
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Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day.
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But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.
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Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.
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Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end.
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Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death.
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But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward