John 18 When Jesus had thus spoken, he went out with his disciples to the bank of the brook Kedron, where there was a garden into which he went with his disciples.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ When Jesus had thus spoken, he went out with his disciples to the bank of the brook Kedron, where there was a garden into which he went with his disciples. ² Now Judas who delivered him up knew the place, because Jesus had often resorted thither with his disciples. ³ Judas, therefore, having got the band of soldiers and under officers from the chief priests, and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴ Thereupon Jesus, knowing all that were coming upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom do ye seek? ⁵ They answered him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus saith to them, I am he. Now Judas, who delivered him up, was with them. ⁶ As soon then as he said to them, I am he, they drew back and fell on the ground. ⁷ He therefore asked them again, Whom do you seek? And when they answered, Jesus the Nazarene; ⁸ Jesus replied, I have told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way; ⁹ that the word might be fulfilled which he spake, saying, "Of them whom thou gavest me I have lost none." ¹⁰ Upon this Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and smote the servant of the chief priest, and cut oft" his right ear. Now the servant's name was. Malchus. ¹¹ Thereupon Jesus said to Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath. Must I not drink the cup which my Father hath given me? ¹² Then the band of soldiers, and the commander and the under officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him, ¹³ and led him away, first to Annas, for he was the father in law of Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year. ¹⁴ Now it was Caiaphas who in council said to the Jews, It was expedient that one man die for the people. ¹⁵ Now Simon Peter, and another, disciple, followed Jesus. The other disciple was known to the chief priest, and went in with Jesus into the court of the chief priest, ¹⁶ but Peter stood at the gate without. The other disciple, therefore, who was known to the chief priest, went out and spoke to the portress, and brought in Peter. ¹⁷ Whereupon the girl, the portress, saith to Peter, Art not thou one of the disciples of that man? He saith, I am not. ¹⁸ Now the servants and the under officers stood by a fire which they had made, because it was cold, and were warming themselves; and Peter stood with them and was warming himself. ¹⁹ Meanwhile the chief priest asked Jesus concerning his disciples, and concerning his doctrine. ²⁰ Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world, I taught always in the synagogues and in the temple, to which the Jews always resort. And I have spoken nothing in secret. ²¹ Why askest thou me? Ask them who heard what I spoke to them. Behold they know what I have said. ²² Upon his saying this, one of the under officers who stood by, gave Jesus a slap on the cheek, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so? ²³ Jesus answered him, If I have spoken disrespectfully, testify concerning the disrespect: but if properly; why smitest thou me? ²⁴ Now Annas had sent him bound to Caiaphas the chief priest. ²⁵ Still Simon Peter was standing warming himself; they therefore said to him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied and said, I am not. ²⁶ One of the servants of the chief priest, a kinsman of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, Did I not see thee in the garden with him? ²⁷ Thereupon Peter again denied, and immediately a cock crowed. ²⁸ From Caiaphas they led Jesus away to the judgment hall of the Roman governor. Now it was early in the morning and they themselves did not go into the hall that they might not be polluted, but that they might eat the passover. ²⁹ Pilate therefore came out to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this man? ³⁰ They in reply, said to him, If he were not a malefactor we would not have delivered him over to thee. ³¹ Then Pilate said to them; Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law. Upon this the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death, ³² so that the word was fulfilled which Jesus had spoken, signifying by what kind of death he was to die. ³³ Then Pilate went again into the hall, and called Jesus and said to him, Thou art the king of the Jews? ³⁴ Jesus answered him, Dost thou say this from thyself? Or have others told it thee concerning me? ³⁵ Pilate answered him, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, even the chief priests, have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done? ³⁶ Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my attendants would have fought to prevent my being delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not of this world. ³⁷ Thereupon Pilate said to him, Thou art a king then? Jesus answered, It is as thou sayest, I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to bear testimony for the truth. Every one who is of the truth hearkeneth to my voice. ³⁸ Pilate saith to him, What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them, I find no fault in him. ³⁹ Now you have a custom that I should release one to you at the passover. Is it your will therefore that I release to you the king of the Jews? ⁴⁰ Upon this they all cried out again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now this Barabbas was a robber.