The Gospel according to S. John. Chapter 18

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CHAP. XVIII.

1 Iudas betrayeth Iesus. 6 The Officers fall to the ground. 10 Peter smiteth off Malchus eare. 12 Iesus is taken, and led vnto Annas and Caiaphas. 15 Peters deniall. 19 Iesus examined before Caiaphas. 28 His arraignment before Pilate. 36 His Kingdome. 40 The Iewes aske Barabbas to be let loose.

¹When Iesus had spoken these wordes, hee went foorth with his disciples ouer the Brooke Cedron, where was a garden, into the which hee entred and his disciples.¹

²And Iudas also which betrayed him, knew the place: for Iesus oft times resorted thither with his disciples.

³Iudas then hauing receiued a band of men, and officers from the chiefe Priests and Pharisees, commeth thither with lanternes and torches, and weapons.³

⁴Iesus therefore knowing all things that should come vpon him, went foorth, and sayde vnto them, Whom seeke ye?

⁵They answered him, Iesus of Nazareth. Iesus saith vnto them, I am hee. And Iudas also which betraied him, stood with them.

⁶Assoone then as he had said vnto them, I am he, they went backeward, and fell to the ground.

⁷Then asked hee them againe, Whom seeke ye? And they said, Iesus of Nazareth.

⁸Iesus answered, I haue tolde you that I am he: If therefore ye seeke me, let these goe their way:

⁹That the saying might be fulfilled which he spake, Of them which thou gauest me, haue I lost none.⁹

¹⁰Then Simon Peter hauing a sword, drewe it, and smote the high Priests seruant, & cut off his right eare: The seruants name was Malchus.

¹¹Then said Iesus vnto Peter, Put vp thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my father hath giuen me, shall I not drinke it?

¹²Then the band and the captaine, and officers of the Iewes, tooke Iesus, and bound him,

¹³And led him away to Annas first, (for he was father in law to Caiaphas) which was the high Priest that same yeere.¹³

¹⁴Now Caiaphas was he which gaue counsell to the Iewes, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.¹⁴

¹⁵¶ And Simon Peter followed Iesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was knowen vnto the high Priest, and went in with Iesus into the palace of the high Priest.¹⁵

¹⁶But Peter stood at the doore without. Then went out that other disciple, which was knowen vnto the high Priest, and spake vnto her that kept the doore, and brought in Peter.

¹⁷Then saith the damosell that kept the doore vnto Peter, Art not thou also one of this mans disciples? He sayth, I am not.

¹⁸And the seruants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coales, (for it was colde) and they warmed themselues: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himselfe.

¹⁹¶ The high Priest then asked Iesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.

²⁰Iesus answered him, I spake openly to the world, I euer taught in the Synagogue, and in the Temple, whither the Iewes alwayes resort, and in secret haue I said nothing:

²¹Why askest thou me? Aske them which heard me, what I haue said vnto them: behold, they know what I said.

²²And when hee had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by, stroke Iesus with the palme of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the hie priest so?²²

²³Iesus answered him, If I haue spoken euill, beare witnesse of the euill: but if well, why smitest thou me?

²⁴Now Annas had sent him bound vnto Caiaphas the high Priest.²⁴

²⁵And Simon Peter stood and warmed himselfe: They said therefore vnto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? Hee denied it, and said, I am not.²⁵

²⁶One of the seruants of the high Priests (being his kinsman whose eare Peter cut off) saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

²⁷Peter then denied againe, and immediatly the cocke crew.

²⁸¶ Then led they Iesus from Caiaphas vnto the hall of Iudgement: And it was earely, and they themselues went not into the Iudgement hall, lest they should be defiled: but that they might eat the Passeouer.²⁸

²⁹Pilate then went out vnto them, and said, What accusation bring you against this man?

³⁰They answered, & said vnto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not haue deliuered him vp vnto thee.

³¹Then saide Pilate vnto them, Take ye him, and iudge him according to your law. The Iewes therefore said vnto him, It is not lawfull for vs to put any man to death:

³²That the saying of Iesus might be fulfilled, which hee spake, signifying what death he should die.³²

³³Then Pilate entred into the Iudgement hall againe, and called Iesus, and saide vnto him, Art thou the King of the Iewes?³³

³⁴Iesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thy selfe? or did others tell it thee of me?

³⁵Pilate answered, Am I a Iew? Thine owne nation, and the chiefe Priests haue deliuered thee vnto mee: What hast thou done?

³⁶Iesus answered, My kingdome is not of this world: if my kingdome were of this world, then would my seruants fight, that I should not be deliuered to the Iewes: but now is my kingdome not from hence.

³⁷Pilate therefore saide vnto him, Art thou a King then? Iesus answered, Thou saiest that I am a King. To this end was I borne, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should beare witnesse vnto the trueth: euery one that is of the trueth heareth my voice.

³⁸Pilate saith vnto him, What is trueth? And when hee had said this, he went out againe vnto the Iewes, and saith vnto them, I find in him no fault at all.

³⁹But yee haue a custome that I should release vnto you one at the Passeouer: will ye therefore that I release vnto you the king of the Iewes?³⁹

⁴⁰Then cried they all againe, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.⁴⁰

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for John Chapter 18

¹ Matth.26. 36.
³ Matth.26. 47.
⁹ Chap.17. 12.
¹³ And Annas sent Christ bound vnto Caiaphas the high Priest, ver. 24.
¹⁴ Chap. 11. 50.
¹⁵ Mat.26. 58.
²² Or, with a rod.
²⁴ Mat.26. 57.
²⁵ Mat.26. 69.
²⁸ Mat.27.2. , Or, Pilats house. , Acts 10. 28.
³² Mat.20. 19.
³³ Mat.27. 11.
³⁹ Matth. 27 15.
⁴⁰ Act.3.14.

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