John 18

English Standard Version

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

18 When Jesus had spoken these words, ^(A)he went out with his disciples across ^(B)the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. ²Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew ^(C)the place, for ^(D)Jesus often met there with his disciples. ³^(E)So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴Then Jesus, ^(F)knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, ^(G)“Whom do you seek?” ⁵They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.”^[a] Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. ⁶^(H)When Jesus^[b] said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷So he asked them again, ^(I)“Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁸Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” ⁹^(J)This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” ¹⁰Then Simon Peter, ^(K)having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant^[c] and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) ¹¹So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; ^(L)shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”

Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas

¹²So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews^[d] arrested Jesus and bound him. ¹³First they ^(M)led him to ^(N)Annas, for he was the father-in-law of ^(O)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews ^(P)that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.

Peter Denies Jesus

¹⁵^(Q)Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, ¹⁶^(R)but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. ¹⁷^(S)The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” ¹⁸Now the servants^[e] and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. ^(T)Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.

The High Priest Questions Jesus

¹⁹^(U)The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, “I have spoken ^(V)openly ^(W)to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. ^(X)I have said nothing in secret. ²¹Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” ²²When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, ^(Y)“Is that how you answer the high priest?” ²³Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” ²⁴^(Z)Annas then sent him bound to ^(AA)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter Denies Jesus Again

²⁵^(AB)Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” ²⁶One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of ^(AC)the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you ^(AD)in the garden with him?” ²⁷Peter again denied it, and ^(AE)at once a rooster crowed.

Jesus Before Pilate

²⁸^(AF)Then they led Jesus ^(AG)from the house of Caiaphas to ^(AH)the governor's headquarters.^[f] It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, ^(AI)so that they would not be defiled, ^(AJ)but could eat the Passover. ²⁹^(AK)So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” ³⁰They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” ³¹Pilate said to them, ^(AL)“Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” ³²^(AM)This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken ^(AN)to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

My Kingdom Is Not of This World

³³^(AO)So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, ^(AP)“Are you the King of the Jews?” ³⁴Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” ³⁵Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” ³⁶Jesus answered, ^(AQ)“My kingdom ^(AR)is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, ^(AS)my servants would have been fighting, that ^(AT)I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” ³⁷Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, ^(AU)“You say that I am a king. ^(AV)For this purpose I was born and for this purpose ^(AW)I have come into the world—^(AX)to bear witness to the truth. ^(AY)Everyone who is ^(AZ)of the truth ^(BA)listens to my voice.” ³⁸Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this, ^(BB)he went back outside to the Jews and told them, ^(BC)“I find no guilt in him. ³⁹^(BD)But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰They cried out again, ^(BE)“Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.^[g]

Footnotes

John 18:5 Greek I am; also verses 6, 8
John 18:6 Greek he
John 18:10 Or bondservant; twice in this verse
John 18:12 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14, 31, 36, 38
John 18:18 Or bondservants; also verse 26
John 18:28 Greek the praetorium
John 18:40 Or an insurrectionist

Psalm 140-142

English Standard Version

Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

140 ^(A)Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
    preserve me from ^(B)violent men,
²who plan evil things in their heart
    and ^(C)stir up wars continually.
³They make ^(D)their tongue sharp as ^(E)a serpent's,
    and ^(F)under their lips is the ^(G)venom of asps. Selah

⁴Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
    preserve me from ^(H)violent men,
    who have planned to trip up my feet.
⁵The arrogant have ^(I)hidden a trap for me,
    and with cords they have spread ^(J)a net;^[a]
    beside the way they have set ^(K)snares for me. Selah

⁶^(L)I say to the Lord, You are my God;
    give ear to ^(M)the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
⁷O Lord, my Lord, ^(N)the strength of my salvation,
    you have covered my head in the day of battle.
⁸^(O)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
    do not further their^[b] evil plot, or ^(P)they will be exalted! Selah

⁹As for the head of those who surround me,
    let ^(Q)the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
¹⁰Let ^(R)burning coals fall upon them!
    Let them be cast into fire,
    into miry pits, no more to rise!
¹¹Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
    let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!

¹²I know that the Lord will ^(S)maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and ^(T)will execute justice for the needy.
¹³Surely ^(U)the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
^(V)the upright shall dwell in your presence.

Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.

141 O Lord, I call upon you; ^(W)hasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
²Let ^(X)my prayer be counted as incense before you,
and ^(Y)the lifting up of my hands as ^(Z)the evening sacrifice!

³^(AA)Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
    ^(AB)keep watch over the door of my lips!
⁴^(AC)Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
    to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who ^(AD)work iniquity,
    and ^(AE)let me not eat of their delicacies!

⁵^(AF)Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;
    let my head not refuse it.
Yet ^(AG)my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
⁶When their judges are ^(AH)thrown over the cliff,^[c]
    then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
⁷As when one plows and breaks up the earth,
    so shall our bones ^(AI)be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.^[d]

⁸But ^(AJ)my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord;
    ^(AK)in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!^[e]
⁹Keep me from ^(AL)the trap that they have laid for me
    and from the snares of evildoers!
¹⁰Let the wicked ^(AM)fall into their own nets,
    while I pass by safely.

You Are My Refuge

A Maskil^[f] of David, when he was in ^(AN)the cave. A Prayer.

142 With my voice I ^(AO)cry out to the Lord;
with my voice I ^(AP)plead for mercy to the Lord.
²I ^(AQ)pour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him.

³When my spirit ^(AR)faints within me,
    you know my way!
In the path where I walk
    they have ^(AS)hidden a trap for me.
⁴^(AT)Look to the ^(AU)right and see:
    ^(AV)there is none who takes notice of me;
^(AW)no refuge remains to me;
    no one cares for my soul.

⁵I cry to you, O Lord;
    I say, “You are my ^(AX)refuge,
    my ^(AY)portion in ^(AZ)the land of the living.”
⁶^(BA)Attend to my cry,
    for ^(BB)I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
    ^(BC)for they are too strong for me!
⁷^(BD)Bring me out of prison,
    that I may give thanks to your name!
The righteous will surround me,
    for you will ^(BE)deal bountifully with me.