John 18 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 After Jesus finished his prayer, he went with his disciples to the other side of the Kidron Valley. They entered the garden that was there. When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. When 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.
2 Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place because Jesus and his disciples often gathered there. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples.
3 So Judas took a troop of soldiers and the guards from the chief priests and Pharisees and went to the garden. They were carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. So 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.
4 Jesus knew everything that was going to happen to him. So he went to meet them and asked, |Who are you looking for?| Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
5 They answered him, |Jesus from Nazareth.| Jesus told them, |I am he.| Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with the crowd. They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.)
6 When Jesus told them, |I am he,| the crowd backed away and fell to the ground. When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Jesus asked them again, |Who are you looking for?| They said, |Jesus from Nazareth.| So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.
8 Jesus replied, |I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these other men go.| Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.”
9 In this way what Jesus had said came true: |I lost none of those you gave me.| This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”
10 Simon Peter had a sword. He drew it, attacked the chief priest's servant, and cut off the servant's right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) Then 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.)
11 Jesus told Peter, |Put your sword away. Shouldn't I drink the cup [of suffering] that my Father has given me?| So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”
12 Then the army officer and the Jewish guards arrested Jesus. They tied Jesus up So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him
13 and took him first to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas. Caiaphas, the chief priest that year, First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
14 was the person who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one man die for the people. It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people. Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.
15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. The other disciple was well-known to the chief priest. So that disciple went with Jesus into the chief priest's courtyard. Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, Simon 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,
16 Peter, however, was standing outside the gate. The other disciple talked to the woman who was the gatekeeper and brought Peter into the courtyard. but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. but 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.
17 The gatekeeper asked Peter, |Aren't you one of this man's disciples too?| Peter answered, |No, I'm not!| The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter. He replied, “I am not.”
18 The servants and the guards were standing around a fire they had built and were warming themselves because it was cold. Peter was standing there, too, and warming himself with the others. Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. It 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.
19 The chief priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teachings. The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
20 Jesus answered him, |I have spoken publicly for everyone to hear. I have always taught in synagogues or in the temple courtyard, where all the Jews gather. I haven't said anything in secret. Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. “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.
21 Why do you question me? Question those who heard what I said to them. They know what I've said.| Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”
22 When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing near Jesus slapped his face and said, |Is that how you answer the chief priest?| When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.
23 Jesus replied to him, |If I've said anything wrong, tell me what it was. But if I've told the truth, why do you hit me?| Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”
24 Annas sent Jesus to Caiaphas, the chief priest. Jesus was still tied up. Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
25 Simon Peter continued to stand and warm himself by the fire. Some men asked him, |Aren't you, too, one of his disciples?| Peter denied it by saying, |No, I'm not!| Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” Meanwhile, 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.”
26 One of the chief priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked him, |Didn't I see you with Jesus in the garden?| One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” One 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?”
27 Peter again denied it, and just then a rooster crowed. Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.
28 Early in the morning, Jesus was taken from Caiaphas' house to the governor's palace. The Jews wouldn't go into the palace. They didn't want to become unclean, since they wanted to eat the Passover. Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. Then 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.
29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, |What accusation are you making against this man?| So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”
30 The Jews answered Pilate, |If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you.| They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” “If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate told the Jews, |Take him, and try him by your law.| The Jews answered him, |We're not allowed to execute anyone.| Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” “But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected.
32 In this way what Jesus had predicted about how he would die came true. This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.
33 Pilate went back into the palace, called for Jesus, and asked him, |Are you the king of the Jews?| So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
34 Jesus replied, |Did you think of that yourself, or did others tell you about me?| Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
35 Pilate answered, |Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?| Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
36 Jesus answered, |My kingdom doesn't belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. My kingdom doesn't have its origin on earth.| Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Jesus 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.”
37 Pilate asked him, |So you are a king?| Jesus replied, |You're correct in saying that I'm a king. I have been born and have come into the world for this reason: to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to me.| Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” “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.”
38 Pilate said to him, |What is truth?| After Pilate said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, |I don't find this man guilty of anything. Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. “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.
39 You have a custom that I should free one person for you at Passover. Would you like me to free the king of the Jews for you?| But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” But 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’?”
40 The Jews shouted again, |Don't free this man! Free Barabbas!| (Barabbas was a political revolutionary.) They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.
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