John 18:1-12 ▼

1 When he had said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.

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

3 So Judas got a band of soldiers and guards from the chief priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

4 Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to him, went out and said to them, “Whom are you looking for?”

5 They answered him, “Jesus the Nazorean.” He said to them, “I AM.” Judas his betrayer was also with them.

6 When he said to them, “I AM,” they turned away and fell to the ground.

7 So he again asked them, “Whom are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus the Nazorean.”

8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I AM. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.”

9 This was to fulfill what he had said, “I have not lost any of those you gave me.”

10 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.

11 Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave me?”

12 So the band of soldiers, the tribune, and the Jewish guards seized Jesus, bound him,