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1After Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.

1After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees.

2Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples.

2Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples.

3So Judas took a company of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees and came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

3The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.

4Then Jesus, knowing everything that was about to happen to him, went out and said to them, "Who is it that you're seeking?"

4Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked.

5"Jesus of Nazareth," they answered. "I am he," Jesus told them. Judas, who betrayed him, was also standing with them.

5“Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. “ I Am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.)

6When Jesus told them, "I am he," they stepped back and fell to the ground.

6As Jesus said “ I Am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground!

7Then he asked them again, "Who is it that you're seeking?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they said.

7Once more he asked them, “Who are you looking for?” And again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

8"I told you I am he," Jesus replied. "So if you're looking for me, let these men go."

8 “I told you that I Am he,” Jesus said. “And since I am the one you want, let these others go.”

9This was to fulfill the words he had said: "I have not lost one of those you have given me."

9He did this to fulfill his own statement: “I did not lose a single one of those you have given me.”

10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)

10Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave.

11At that, Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword away! Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given me?"

11But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?” Jesus at the High Priest’s House

12Then the company of soldiers, the commander, and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus and tied him up.

12So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up.

13First they led him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

13First they took him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time.

14Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better for one man to die for the people.

14Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, “It’s better that one man should die for the people.” Peter’s First Denial

15Simon Peter was following Jesus, as was another disciple. That disciple was an acquaintance of the high priest; so he went with Jesus into the high priest's courtyard.

15Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest’s courtyard with Jesus.

16But Peter remained standing outside by the door. So the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the girl who was the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.

16Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in.

17Then the servant girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, "You aren't one of this man's disciples too, are you?" "I am not." he said.

17The woman asked Peter, “You’re not one of that man’s disciples, are you?” “No,” he said, “I am not.”

18Now the servants and the officials had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold. They were standing there warming themselves, and Peter was standing with them, warming himself.

18Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself. The High Priest Questions Jesus

19The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

19Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them.

20"I have spoken openly to the world," Jesus answered him. "I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews congregate, and I haven't spoken anything in secret.

20Jesus replied, “Everyone knows what I teach. I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple, where the people gather. I have not spoken in secret.

21Why do you question me? Question those who heard what I told them. Look, they know what I said."

21 Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said.”

22When he had said these things, one of the officials standing by slapped Jesus, saying, "Is this the way you answer the high priest?"

22Then one of the Temple guards standing nearby slapped Jesus across the face. “Is that the way to answer the high priest?” he demanded.

23"If I have spoken wrongly," Jesus answered him, "give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit me?"

23Jesus replied, “If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I’m speaking the truth, why are you beating me?”

24Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

24Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest. Peter’s Second and Third Denials

25Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, "You aren't one of his disciples too, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not."

25Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, “You’re not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it, saying, “No, I am not.”

26One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Didn't I see you with him in the garden?"

26But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?”

27Peter denied it again. Immediately a rooster crowed.

27Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed. Jesus’ Trial before Pilate

28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

28Jesus’ trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn’t go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn’t be allowed to celebrate the Passover.

29So Pilate came out to them and said, "What charge do you bring against this man?"

29So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, “What is your charge against this man?”

30They answered him, "If this man weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you."

30“We wouldn’t have handed him over to you if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted.

31Pilate told them, "You take him and judge him according to your law." "It's not legal for us to put anyone to death," the Jews declared.

31“Then take him away and judge him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone,” the Jewish leaders replied.

32They said this so that Jesus's words might be fulfilled indicating what kind of death he was going to die.

32(This fulfilled Jesus’ prediction about the way he would die. )

33Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

33Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him.

34Jesus answered, "Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about me?"

34Jesus replied, “Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?”

35"I'm not a Jew, am I?" Pilate replied. "Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?"

35“Am I a Jew?” Pilate retorted. “Your own people and their leading priests brought you to me for trial. Why? What have you done?”

36"My kingdom is not of this world," said Jesus. "If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I wouldn't be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here."

36Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”

37"You are a king then?" Pilate asked. "You say that I'm a king," Jesus replied. "I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."

37Pilate said, “So you are a king?” Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”

38"What is truth?" said Pilate. After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, "I find no grounds for charging him.

38“What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime.

39You have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

39But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this ‘King of the Jews’?”

40They shouted back, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.

40But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

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