John 18:3-12 ▼

3 So Judas, having obtained the Roman cohort and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

4 Then Jesus, knowing all that was about to happen to Him, went to them and asked, “Whom do you want?”

5 They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas, who was betraying Him, was also standing with them.

6 When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

7 Again He asked them, “Whom do you want?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you want Me, let these men go on their way.”

9 This was to fulfill and verify the words He had spoken, “Of those whom You have given Me, I have not lost even one.”

10 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 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword [back] in its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”

12 So the cohort and their commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him,