John 18:3-12 ▼

3 So Judas took a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

4 Then Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen, went forward and asked them, |Who are you looking for?|

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

6 When Jesus told them, |I AM,| they backed away and fell to the ground.

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

8 Jesus replied, |I told you that I am the one, so if you are looking for me, let these men go.|

9 This was to fulfill what he had said, |I did not lose a single one of those you gave me.|

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 Jesus told Peter, |Put your sword back into its sheath. Shouldn't I drink the cup that the Father has given me?|

12 Then the soldiers, along with their commander and the Jewish officers, arrested Jesus and tied him up.