John 18:16-40

Legacy Standard Bible

^16 (A)but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. ^17 (B)Then the servant-girl who kept the door *said to Peter, “^(C)Are you not also one of this man’s disciples?” He *said, “I am not.” ¹⁸ Now the slaves and the ^(D)officers were standing there, having made ^(E)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(F)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

^19 (G)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰ Jesus answered him, “I ^(H)have spoken openly to the world; I always ^(I)taught in ^[a]synagogues and ^(J)in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret. ²¹ Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; behold, they know what I said.” ²² And when He had said this, one of the ^(K)officers standing nearby ^(L)gave Jesus a slap, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ^23 (M)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ^24 (N)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(O)Caiaphas the high priest.

^25 (P)Now ^(Q)Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(R)You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶ One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one ^(S)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(T)the garden with Him?” ²⁷ Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(U)a rooster crowed.

Jesus Before Pilate

^28 (V)Then they *led Jesus from ^(W)Caiaphas into ^(X)the ^[b]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into ^(Y)the ^[c]Praetorium so that ^(Z)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ^29 (AA)Therefore Pilate went out to them and *said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” ³⁰ They answered and said to him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.” ³¹ So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,” ³² in order that ^(AB)the word of Jesus which He spoke would be fulfilled, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.

³³ Therefore Pilate ^(AC)entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “^(AD)Are You the King of the Jews?” ³⁴ Jesus answered, “Are you saying this from yourself, or did others tell you about Me?” ³⁵ Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what did You do?” ³⁶ Jesus answered, “^(AE)My kingdom ^[d]is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be delivered over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not ^[e]from here.” ³⁷ Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “^(AF)You yourself said I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, ^(AG)to bear witness to the truth. ^(AH)Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” ³⁸ Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”

And when he had said this, he ^(AI)went out again to the Jews and *said to them, “^(AJ)I find no guilt in Him. ^39 (AK)But you have a custom that I release someone ^[f]for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release ^[g]for you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰ So they cried out again, saying, “^(AL)Not this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.