¹ Jesus said these things, and went forth together-with his disciples on the other-side of the winter-stream of Kidron valley {Or: of the Cedars} , where there was a garden, into which he himself and his disciples entered. {Mar 14:43-52 & Mat 26:47-56 & Luk 22:47-53 & Joh 18:2-11 Gethsemane, Fri. a few hours before dawn.}

² Now Judas (the one giving him up), also knew the place, because Jesus gathered there often together with his disciples.

³ Therefore, Judas received the cohort {600 soldiers} and attendants from the high-priests and Pharisees; the group comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

⁴ Therefore, Jesus, knowing all the things which are coming upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom are you° seeking?

⁵ They answered him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus says to them, I am he. And Judas, the one giving him up, stood also with them.

⁶ Therefore, as he said to them, I am he, they went behind {i.e., backed up} and fell to the level-ground.

⁷ Therefore, again he asked them, Whom are you° seeking? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

⁸ Jesus answered, I said to you°, I am he; therefore, if you° seek me, allow° these men to proceed-away.

⁹ (This happened in-order-that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, I did not lose one out-of them of whom you have given me.)

¹⁰ Therefore, Simon Peter who had a sword, dragged it out {i.e., unsheathed} and struck the bondservant of the high-priest and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the bondservant was Malchus.

¹¹ Therefore, Jesus said to Peter, Put the sword into the sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, should I not drink it? {Joh 18:12-14, 18:19-23 Fri. before dawn; no parallel.}

¹² Therefore, the cohort {600 soldiers} and the commander and the attendants of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him,

¹³ and led him to Annas first; for$ he was the father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high-priest that year.

¹⁴ But it was Caiaphas, who planned together-with the Jews that it was advantageous for one man to perish on behalf of the people. {Mar 14:54 & Mat 26:58 & Luk 22:54b-62 & Joh 18:15-18 Courtyard of High Priest’s residence, Fri. around dawn.}

¹⁵ Now Simon Peter was following Jesus and the other disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high-priest and entered in together-with Jesus into the courtyard of the high-priest;

¹⁶ but Peter stood outside before the door. Therefore, the other disciple, who was known to the high-priest, went forth and spoke to the doorkeeper and led in Peter.

¹⁷ Therefore, the maidservant who was the doorkeeper says to Peter, Are you also one out-of this man’s disciples? That man says, I am not.

¹⁸ Now the bondservants and the attendants stood there, after they made$ a coal-fire, because it was cold, and they were warming themselves and Peter was standing and warming himself with them. {See Joh 18:12 above.}

¹⁹ Therefore, the high-priest asked Jesus concerning his disciples and concerning his teaching.

²⁰ Jesus answered him, I spoke publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews are always coming together, and I spoke nothing in secret.

²¹ Why are you asking me? Ask the ones who have heard me, what I spoke to them. Behold, these know what I said.

²² Now when he said these things, one of the attendants standing beside him gave a slap on the cheek to Jesus, and said, Why are you answering the high-priest so?

²³ Jesus answered him, If I spoke evilly, testify concerning the evil, but if good, why are you smacking me? {Mar 14:53 & Mat 26:57 & Luk 22:54a & Joh 18:24 Palace of Caiaphas, before dawn.}

²⁴ Annas sent him who was bound to Caiaphas the high-priest. {Mar 14:66-72 & Mat 26:69-75 & Luk 22:55-62 & Joh 18:25-27.}

²⁵ Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Therefore, they said to him, Are you also one out-of his disciples? Therefore, that man denied and said, I am not.

²⁶ One out-of the bondservants of the high-priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did I not see you in the garden with him?

²⁷ Therefore, Peter denied again and immediately the rooster crowed. {Mar 15:1 & Mat 27:1-2 Luk 6-23:1 & Joh 18:28a Jerusalem early Fri. morning.}

²⁸ Therefore, they lead Jesus from Caiaphas into the palace, and it was morning. {Mar 15:2-5 & Mat 27:11-14 & Luk 23:2-5 & Joh 18:28b-38 Jerusalem early Fri. morning.} And they themselves did not enter into the palace in-order-that they might not be defiled, but in-order-that they might eat the Passover.

²⁹ Therefore, Pilate went forth to them and said, Which accusation are you° bringing against this man?

³⁰ They answered and said to him, If this one was not an evildoer, we would not have given him up to you.

³¹ Therefore, Pilate said to them, You°, take° him and judge° him according-to your° law. Therefore, the Jews said to him, It is not legal for us to kill anyone.

³² (This happened in-order-that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke signifying by what sort of death he was about to die.)

³³ Therefore, Pilate entered again into the palace, and summoned Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

³⁴ Jesus answered him, Do you say this from yourself or did others say this to you concerning me?

³⁵ Pilate answered, I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the high-priests gave you up to me. What have you done$?

³⁶ Jesus answered, My kingdom is not from this world; if my kingdom was from this world, then my attendants would fight in-order-that I might not be given up to the Jews, but now my kingdom is not from here.

³⁷ Therefore Pilate said to him, Therefore, are you not a king? Jesus answered, You are saying, I am a king. I have been born to this end and I have come into the world to this end, in-order-that I might testify to the truth. Everyone who is from the truth hears my voice.

³⁸ Pilate says to him, What is truth? And he said this and went forth again to the Jews and says to them, I am finding no crime in him. {Mar 15:6-19 & Mat 27:15-30 & Joh 18:39-19:16 Fri., April 7, 30AD.}

³⁹ But it is a custom with you°, that$ I should release to you° one prisoner at the Passover; therefore, do you° will that I should release to you° the King of the Jews?

⁴⁰ Therefore, they all cried-out again, saying, Not this one, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.