John 18:1-13 ▼

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.

2 Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place because Jesus and his disciples often gathered there.

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.

4 Jesus knew everything that was going to happen to him. So he went to meet them and asked, |Who are you looking for?|

5 They answered him, |Jesus from Nazareth.| Jesus told them, |I am he.| Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with the crowd.

6 When Jesus told them, |I am he,| the crowd backed away and fell to the ground.

7 Jesus asked them again, |Who are you looking for?| They said, |Jesus from Nazareth.|

8 Jesus replied, |I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these other men go.|

9 In this way what Jesus had said came true: |I lost none 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.)

11 Jesus told Peter, |Put your sword away. Shouldn't I drink the cup [of suffering] that my Father has given me?|

12 Then the army officer and the Jewish guards arrested Jesus. They tied Jesus up

13 and took him first to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas. Caiaphas, the chief priest that year,