John 17-18

New American Standard Bible

The High Priestly Prayer

17 Jesus spoke these things; and ^(A)raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; ^(B)glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You, ²just as ^(C)You gave Him authority over all ^[a]mankind, so that ^[b]^(D)to all whom You have given Him, ^(E)He may give eternal life. ³And this is eternal life, that they may know You, ^(F)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom ^(G)You have sent. ⁴^(H)I glorified You on the earth ^[c]^(I)by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do. ⁵And now You, Father, ^(J)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had ^(K)with You before the world existed.

⁶“^(L)I have revealed Your name to the men whom ^(M)You gave Me out of the world; they were ^(N)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have ^(O)followed Your word. ⁷Now they have come to know that everything which You have given Me is from You; ⁸for ^(P)the words which You gave Me ^(Q)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that ^(R)I came forth from You, and they believed that ^(S)You sent Me. ⁹^(T)I ask on their behalf; ^(U)I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on the behalf of those whom ^(V)You have given Me, because ^(W)they are Yours; ¹⁰and ^(X)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. ¹¹I am no longer going to be in the world; and yet ^(Y)they themselves are in the world, and ^(Z)I am coming to You. ^(AA)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name ^(AB)which You have given Me, so that ^(AC)they may be one just as We are. ¹²While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name, ^(AD)which You have given Me; and I guarded them, and ^(AE)not one of them perished except ^(AF)the ^[d]son of destruction, so that the ^(AG)Scripture would be fulfilled.

The Disciples in the World

¹³But now ^(AH)I am coming to You; and ^(AI)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My ^(AJ)joy made full in themselves. ¹⁴I have given them Your word; and ^(AK)the world has hated them because ^(AL)they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ¹⁵I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from ^[e]^(AM)the evil one. ¹⁶^(AN)They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ¹⁷^(AO)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. ¹⁸Just as ^(AP)You sent Me into the world, ^(AQ)I also sent them into the world. ¹⁹And for their sakes I ^(AR)sanctify Myself, so that they themselves also may be ^(AS)sanctified ^(AT)in truth.

²⁰“I am not asking on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word, ²¹that they may all be one; ^(AU)just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, ^(AV)so that the world may ^[f]believe that ^(AW)You sent Me.

Disciples’ Future Glory

²²The ^(AX)glory which You have given Me I also have given to them, so that they may be one, just as We are one; ²³^(AY)I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected ^[g]in unity, so that the world may ^[h]know that ^(AZ)You sent Me, and You ^(BA)loved them, just as You loved Me. ²⁴Father, I desire that ^(BB)they also, whom You have given Me, ^(BC)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My ^(BD)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before ^(BE)the foundation of the world.

²⁵“^(BF)Righteous Father, ^[i]although ^(BG)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that ^(BH)You sent Me; ²⁶and ^(BI)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that ^(BJ)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

Judas Betrays Jesus

18 When Jesus had spoken these words, ^(BK)He went away with His disciples across ^(BL)the ^[j]ravine of the Kidron, where there was ^(BM)a garden which He entered ^[k]with His disciples. ²Now Judas, who was ^[l]betraying Him, also knew the place, because Jesus had ^(BN)often met there with His disciples. ³^(BO)So Judas, having obtained ^(BP)the Roman ^[m]cohort and ^(BQ)officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, *came there with lanterns, ^(BR)torches, and weapons. ⁴Jesus therefore, ^(BS)knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, came out into the open and *said to them, “^(BT)Whom are you seeking?” ⁵They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He *said to them, “I am He.” And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. ⁶Now then, when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷He then asked them again, “^(BU)Whom are you seeking?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” ⁸Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you are seeking Me, let these men go on their way.” ⁹This took place so that the word which He spoke would be fulfilled: “^(BV)Of those whom You have given Me I lost not one.” ¹⁰Then Simon Peter, ^(BW)since he had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus. ¹¹So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; ^(BX)the cup which the Father has given Me, am I not to drink it?”

Jesus before the Priests

¹²^(BY)So ^(BZ)the Roman ^[n]cohort, the ^[o]commander, and the ^(CA)officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him, ¹³and brought Him to ^(CB)Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of ^(CC)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that ^(CD)it was in their best interest for one man to die in behalf of the people.

¹⁵^(CE)Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into ^(CF)the courtyard of the high priest, ¹⁶^(CG)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^(CH)Then the slave woman who was the doorkeeper *said to Peter, “^(CI)You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” He *said, “I am not.” ¹⁸Now the slaves and the ^(CJ)officers were standing there, having made ^(CK)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(CL)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

¹⁹^(CM)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, “I ^(CN)have spoken openly to the world; I always ^(CO)taught in ^[p]synagogues and ^(CP)in the temple area, where all the Jews congregate; and I said nothing in secret. ²¹Why are you asking Me? Ask those who have heard what I spoke to them. Look: these people know what I said.” ²²But when He said this, one of the ^(CQ)officers, who was standing nearby, ^(CR)struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ²³^(CS)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ²⁴^(CT)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(CU)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter’s Denial of Jesus

²⁵^(CV)Now ^(CW)Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(CX)You are not one of His disciples as well, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one ^(CY)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(CZ)the garden with Him?” ²⁷Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(DA)a rooster crowed.

Jesus before Pilate

²⁸^(DB)Then they *brought Jesus from ^(DC)Caiaphas into ^(DD)the ^[q]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter ^(DE)the ^[r]Praetorium, so that ^(DF)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ²⁹^(DG)Therefore Pilate came out to them and *said, “What accusation are you bringing against this Man?” ³⁰They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not ^[s]a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you.” ³¹So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “We are not ^[t]permitted to put anyone to death.” ³²This happened so that ^(DH)the word of Jesus which He said, indicating what kind of death He was going to die, would be fulfilled.

³³Therefore Pilate ^(DI)entered the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “^(DJ)You are the King of the Jews?” ³⁴Jesus answered, “Are you saying this ^[u]on your own, or did others tell you about Me?” ³⁵Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me; what have You done?” ³⁶Jesus answered, “^(DK)My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not ^[v]of this realm.” ³⁷Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “^(DL)You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: ^(DM)to testify to the truth. ^(DN)Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” ³⁸Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”

And after saying this, he ^(DO)came out again to the Jews and *said to them, “^(DP)I find no grounds at all for charges in ^[w]His case. ³⁹^(DQ)However, you have a custom that I release one prisoner ^[x]for you at the Passover; therefore do you wish that I release ^[y]for you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰So they shouted again, saying, “^(DR)Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a rebel.