John 18:5-8

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵ They answered, “Jesus of Nazareth.”^[a] Jesus replied, “I am he.”^[b] Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. ⁶ When Jesus^[c] said to them, “I am he,”^[d] they stepped back and fell to the ground. ⁷ Again he asked them, “Whom are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”^{[e] 8} Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he.^[f] So if you are looking for me, let these men go.”