John 18:1-21 ▼

1 Whan Iesus had thus spoke, he wete forth with his disciples ouer the broke Cedron, where there was a garde, in to the which Iesus entred and his disciples.

2 But Iudas yt betrayed hi, knewe the place also. For Iesus resorted thither oft tymes wt his disciples.

3 Now whan Iudas had take vnto him the copany, & mynisters of the hye prestes and Pharises, he came thither with creshettes, wt lanternes, and with weapens.

4 Iesus now knowinge all yt shulde come vpon him, wete forth, and sayde vnto the: Whom seke ye?

5 They answered him: Iesus of Nazareth. Iesus sayde vnto them: I am he. Iudas also which betrayed him, stode with the.

6 Now whan Iesus sayde vnto the: I am he, they wete bacwardes, and fell to the grounde.

7 Then axed he the agayne: Whom seke ye? They sayde: Iesus of Nazareth.

8 Iesus answered: I haue tolde you, that I am he. Yf ye seke me, then let these go their waye.

9 That the worde might be fulfylled, which he sayde: Of them who thou gauest me, haue I not lost one.

10 Then had Symon Peter a swerde, and drewe it out, and smote the hye prestes seruaut, and cut of his right eare. And ye seruautes name was Malchus.

11 Then sayde Iesus vnto Peter: Put vp thy swerde in to the sheeth. Shal I not drynke of ye cuppe, which my father hath geue me?

12 Then the company and the captayne & the officers of the Iewes toke Iesus, and bounde him,

13 & led him awaye first vnto Annas, that was fatherlawe vnto Caiphas, which was hye prest yt same yeare.

14 It was Caiphas, which gaue coucell vnto ye Iewes that it were good, that one man shulde dye for the people.

15 As for Symon Peter, he and another disciple folowed Iesus. The same disciple was knowne vnto the hye prest,and wete in with Iesus in to the hye prestes palace.

16 But Peter stode without at the dore. Then yt other disciple which was knowne vnto the hye prest, wente out, and spake to the damsell yt kepte the dore, and brought in Peter.

17 Then the damsell that kepte the dore, sayde vnto Peter: Art not thou also one of this mans disciples? He sayde: I am not.

18 The seruauntes & officers stode, and had made a fyre of coles (for it was colde) & warmed the selues. Peter also stode with them, and warmed him self.

19 The hye prest axed Iesus of his disciples, and of his doctryne.

20 Iesus answered him: I haue spoken openly before the worlde, I haue euer taught in the synagoge and in the teple, whither all the Iewes resorted, & in secrete haue I spoke nothinge.

21 Why axest thou me? Axe the yt haue herde, what I haue spoken vnto the: beholde, they can tell what I haue sayde.