John 18 NIV NLT Parallel

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1When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side 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.

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

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

3So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns 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.

4Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, "Who is it you want?"

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 replied. "I am he," Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.)

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

6When Jesus said, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground.

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

7Again he asked them, "Who is it you want?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they said.

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

8Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then 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 happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: "I have not lost one of those you gave 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 and struck the high priest's servant, cutting 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.

11Jesus commanded Peter, "Put your sword away! Shall I not 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 detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him

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

13and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the 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 Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died 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 and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, 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 had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there 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.

17"You aren't one of this man's disciples too, are you?" she asked Peter. He replied, "I am not."

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

18It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also 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

19Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and 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 replied. "I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing 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 question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said."

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

22When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. "Is this the way you answer the high priest?" he demanded.

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 said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike 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

25Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, "You aren't one of his disciples too, are you?" He denied it, saying, "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, challenged him, "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?”

27Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.

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

28Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able 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 asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?"

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

30"If he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not 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 said, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." "But we have no right to execute anyone," they objected.

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.

32This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.

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

33Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked 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.

34"Is that your own idea," Jesus asked, "or did others talk to you about me?"

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

35"Am I a Jew?" Pilate replied. "Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have 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?”

36Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."

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!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."

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?" retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, "I find no basis for a charge against 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.

39But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release '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, "No, not him! Give us Barabbas!" Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.

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

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