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योहान 18
Marathi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
योहान 18
Marathi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
येशूला अटक(A)
18 या गोष्टी बोलल्यावर येशू आपल्या शिष्यांबरोबर किद्रोन ओहोळाच्या पलीकडे गेला. तेथे एक बाग होती, त्या बागेत तो व त्याचे शिष्य गेले.
2 आणि त्याला धरून शत्रूच्या हाती देणार यहूदा यालाही ही जागा ठाऊक होती. कारण येशू आपल्या शिष्यांबरोबर नेहमी तेथे येत असे. 3 तेव्हा शिपायांची तुकडी, मुख्य याजकाचे काही अधिकारी, परुशी यांना वाट दाखवीत यहूदा तेथे बागेत आला. ते मशाल, कंदील आणि हत्यारे घेऊन आले होते.
4 मग येशू आपल्या बाबतीत जे काही होणार हे सर्व जाणून पुढे जाऊन त्यांना म्हणाला, “तुम्हांला कोण पाहिजे?”
5 “नासरेथचा येशू.” ते म्हणाले.
येशूने उत्तर दिल, “तो मी आहे” (आणि विश्वासघात करणारा यहूदा तेथे त्यांच्यामध्ये उभा होता) 6 जेव्हा येशू म्हणाला, “तो मी आहे,” ते मागे सरले आणि जमिनीवर पडले.
7 पुन्हा त्याने त्यांना विचारले, “तुम्हांला कोण पाहिजे?”
आणि ते म्हणाले, “नासरेथचा येशू.”
8 येशूने उत्तर दिले, “मी तुम्हांला सांगितले की तो मी आहे. जर तुम्ही मला शोधत असाल तर या लोकांना जाऊ द्या.” 9 हे यासाठी घडले की, जे शब्द बोलण्यात आले होते. ते सर्व पूर्ण व्हावेत, “जे तू मला दिलेस त्यांतील एकही मी गमावला नाही.”
10 मग शिमोन पेत्र, ज्याच्याकडे तलवार होती, त्याने ती बाहेर काढली व मुख्य याजकाच्या सेवकाचा कान कापला (सेवकाचे नाव मल्ख होते) 11 येशूने पेत्राला आज्ञा केली, “तुझी तलवार तिच्या जागेवर ठेव! पित्याने दिलेला प्याला मी पिऊ नये काय?”
येशूला हन्नाकडे आणतात(B)
12 मग शिपायांची तुकडी व त्यांचा सरदार आणि यहूदी रक्षक यांनी येशूला अटक केली. त्याला त्यांनी बांधले आणि 13 त्याला प्रथम हन्नाकडे आणले. तो कयफा या प्रमुख याजकाचा सासरा होता. कयफा त्या वर्षीचा प्रमुख याजक होता. 14 आणि कयफा हाच असे म्हणणारा होता की सर्व माणसांसाठी एका माणसाने मरणे बरे.
येशूला ओळखण्याविषयी पेत्र खोटे बोलतो(C)
15 शिमोन पेत्र व दुसरा शिष्य येशूच्या मागून चालले. कारण हा शिष्य प्रमुख याजकाच्या ओळखीचा होता, म्हणून तो येशूच्या बरोबर प्रमुख याजकाच्या वाड्यात आत गेला. 16 परंतु पेत्र दाराशी बाहेर उभा राहिला. म्हणून जो दुसरा शिष्य प्रमुख याजकाच्या ओळखीचा होता त्याने बाहेर जाऊन तेथे कामावर असणाऱ्या मुलीला सांगून पेत्राला आत आणले. 17 ती मुलगी पेत्राला म्हणाली, “तुही त्या मनुष्याच्या शिष्यांपैकी आहेस काय?”
पेत्राने उत्तर दिले, “मी नाही.”
18 थंडी असल्याने नोकरांनी व रक्षकांनी स्वतःला गरम राखण्यासाठी शेकोटी पेटविली होती व ते शेकत उभे राहिले होते. पेत्रही त्यांच्याबरोबर शेकत उभा राहिला होता.
मुख्य याजकाकडून येशूची चौकशी(D)
19 तेव्हा प्रमुख याजकाने येशूला त्याच्या शिष्यांविषयी व त्याच्या शिकवणुकीविषयी विचारले, 20 येशूने त्याला उत्तर दिले की, “मी उघडपणे जगाशी बोललो, सभास्थानात व मंदिरात जेथे सर्व यहूदी एकत्र जमतात तेथे मी नेहमी शिकविले आणि मी गुप्त असे काहीच बोललो नाही. 21 मला तू का विचारतोस? ज्यांनी माझी शिकवण ऐकली, त्यांना विचार, मी काय बोललो ते त्यांना माहीत आहे.”
22 येशूने असे म्हटले तेव्हा तेथे उभे असलेल्या रक्षकाने येशूला चपराक मारली. रक्षक म्हणाला, “तू प्रमुख याजकाला असे उत्तर देतोस काय?”
23 येशूने त्याला उत्तर दिले, “जर मी वाईट बोललो असेन तर तसे सांग की मी चुकीचे बोललो पण जर चांगले बोललो असलो तर तू मला का मारतोस?”
24 हन्नाने त्याला बांधलेलेच मुख्य याजक कयफाकडे पाठविले.
पेत्र पुन्हा खोटे बोलतो(E)
25 शिमोन पेत्र शेकत असता, त्याला विचारले गेले, “तू त्याच्या शिष्यांपैकी एक नाहीस ना?”
त्याने ते नाकारले, “मी नाही.”
26 मुख्य याजकाच्या नोकरांपैकी एकजण ज्याचा कान पेत्राने कापला होता त्याचा नातेवाईक होता. तो म्हणाला, “मी तुला त्याच्याबरोब बागेत पाहिले नाही काय?”
27 पेत्राने पुन्हा ते नाकारले, आणि त्या क्षणी कोंबडा आरवला.
येशूला पिलातासमोर आणतात(F)
28 नंतर यहूदी येशूला कयफाच्या घरातून रोमन राजवाड्याकडे घेऊन गेले. तेव्हा पहाट झाली होती. आपण विटाळले जाऊ नये व वल्हांडणाचे भोजन करता यावे म्हणून ते राजवाड्यात गेले नाहीत. 29 म्हणून पिलात त्यांच्याकडे बाहेर येऊन म्हणाला, “तुम्ही या माणसावर कोणता आरोप करीत आहात?”
30 तेव्हा त्यांनी त्याला उत्तर देऊन म्हटले, “हा जर दुष्कर्मी नसता तर आम्ही याला तुमच्या स्वाधीन केले नसते.”
31 मग पिलाताने त्यांना म्हटले, “तुम्ही याला घेऊन आपल्या नियमशास्त्राप्रमाणे त्याचा न्याय करा.”
यहूदी म्हणाले, “आम्हांला कोणाचा जीव घेण्याचा अधिकार नाही.” 32 आपल्याला कसले मरण येणार हे सुचवून येशू जे वचन बोलला होता ते पूर्ण व्हावे म्हणून असे झाले.
33 मग पिलात पुन्हा राजवाड्यात गेला. येशूला बोलावले आणि विचारले, “तू यहूद्यांचा राजा आहेस काय?”
34 येशूने विचारले, “तू हे स्वतःहून विचारतोस की, दुसऱ्यांनी तुला माझ्याविषयी सांगितले.”
35 पिलाताने उत्तर दिले, “मी यहूदी आहे काय? तुझे लोक आणि तुझ्या मुख्य याजकांनी तुला माझ्या हाती दिले, तू काय केले आहेस?”
36 येशू म्हणाला, “माझे राज्य या जगाचे नाही, जर ते असते तर यहूद्यांपासून माझी सुटका करण्यासाठी माझे सेवक लढले नसते का? पण माझे राज्य दुसऱ्या ठिकाणचे आहे.”
37 पिलात म्हणाला, “तर तू एक राजा आहेस!”
येशूने उत्तर दिले, “मी राजा आहे असे तू म्हणतोस तेव्हा बरोबर म्हणतोस. खरे पाहता, या कारणासाठी मी जन्मलो आणि सत्याविषयी साक्ष देण्यासाठी मी या जगात आलो. जे सर्व सत्याच्या बाजूचे आहेत ते माझे ऐकतात.”
38 पिलताने विचारले, “सत्य काय आहे?” असे म्हणून तो पुन्हा यहूद्यांकडे गेला. आणि म्हणाला, “मला याच्यात काहीच अपराध सापडत नाही. 39 पण वल्हांडण सणात मी तुम्हांसाठी एकाला सोडावे अशी तुमच्यामध्ये रीत आहे. म्हणून मी तुमच्यासाठी यहूद्यांच्या राजाला सोडावे अशी तुमची इच्छा आहे काय?”
40 ते ओरडले, “नको, त्याला नको! आम्हांला बरब्बाला सोडा!” बरब्बा एक दरोडेखोर होता.
約 翰 福 音 18
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
約 翰 福 音 18
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣被捕
18 耶稣做完祷告后，便与门徒出去，渡过了汲沦溪，那里有一个花园，他和门徒们走了进去。
2 此刻，叛徒犹大也知道这个地方，因为，耶稣常在这里与他的门徒相会。 3 所以，犹大带着一队士兵和大殿的警卫，他们是祭司长和法利赛人派来的，他们手拿火把、灯笼、武器来到了这里。
4 耶稣早已知道将发生的一切，他走上前去，说道∶“你们找谁？”
5 他们说∶“拿撒勒人耶稣。”
他说∶“我就是。”（叛徒犹大也站在他们中间。） 6 当耶稣说“我就是”时，他们全都倒退几步，跌倒在地上。
7 耶稣再次问道∶“你们找谁？”
他们说∶“拿撒勒人耶稣。”
8 耶稣说∶“我告诉过你们，我就是。既然你们是来找我的，那么，就让其他人走吧。” 9 这正应验了耶稣以前说的话∶“我没失去一个您赐给我的人。”
10 西门彼得抽剑便刺，砍掉了大祭司 [a]奴仆的右耳，（那人名叫马勒古）。 11 耶稣对彼得说∶“把剑收回剑鞘。父赐我的酒 [b]，我能不喝吗？”
耶稣被带到亚那面前
12 士兵、指挥官和犹太卫兵逮捕并绑起了耶稣， 13 他们首先把他带去见亚那，亚那是那年大祭司该亚法的岳父。 14 （该亚法曾向犹太人建议，一个人为众百姓而牺牲更好）。
彼得撒谎说他不认识耶稣
15 西门彼得和另一个门徒跟在耶稣的后边。大祭司与这个门徒很熟悉，所以他跟随耶稣也进了大祭司的院子， 16 但是，彼得却呆在大门外。大祭司认识的那个门徒出来，对看门的女仆说了一声，便带彼得进去了。 17 那个女仆对彼得说∶“你是不是也是这个人的门徒呢？”
彼得说∶“我才不是呢。”
18 因为天气很冷，所以，仆人和大殿卫兵们生起了一堆炭火，站在边上烤火。彼得也和他们一起，在火旁取暖。
大祭司审问耶稣
19 然后，大祭司质问耶稣有关他的门徒和他教导的事情。 20 耶稣回答他道∶“我一向在大庭广众之下对所有的人说话，我总是在犹太人聚集的会堂和大殿院里讲道，我从未私下说过任何事。 21 你为什么要问我呢？问那些听过我讲话的人，他们肯定知道我说过什么？”
22 耶稣正说着，旁边一个卫兵打了耶稣一记耳光，说道∶“你怎么胆敢如此回答大祭司呢！”
23 耶稣说∶“如果我说错了什么，你告诉大家哪里错了，如果我没说错，你为什么打我？”
24 然后，亚那叫人把耶稣绑起来，送到大祭司该亚法那里去了。
彼得再次撒谎
25 彼得正站在那里取暖，有人问他∶“你也是他的门徒吧？”
彼得却否认说∶“我不是。”
26 大祭司的另一个仆人，他是被彼得削掉耳朵那个人的亲戚，他对彼得说∶“我看见你和他一起在那个花园里，不是吗？”
27 彼得再次否认，这时，鸡叫了。
耶稣被带到彼拉多面前
28 士兵们把耶稣从该亚法院子带到了总督府去了。当时是一大早，犹太首领不想进去，免得不洁净 [c]，因为他们要吃逾越餐。 29 于是彼拉多出来见他们，说道∶“你们为什么控告此人？”
30 犹太人说∶“如果这人不是罪犯，我们就不会把他交给您了。”
31 彼拉多说∶“你们抓了他，那你们就按你们的律法判他好了。”
犹太人说∶“我们不允许判死刑。” 32 这正应验了耶稣关于他会怎么死的话。
33 彼拉多回到府里，叫来耶稣，问他道∶“你是犹太人的王吗？”
34 耶稣说∶“是你自己想这么问，还是有人告诉过你有关我的事情呢？”
35 彼拉多说∶“你认为我是犹太人吗？是你自己的同胞和祭司长把你交给我的，你做了什么错事？”
36 耶稣说∶“我的王国不属于这个世界，如果我的王国属于这个世界，我的仆人就会为我而战，我也不会落到犹太首领的手中去了。实际上，我的王国不在这里。”
37 彼拉多对他说∶“那你是国王了？”
耶稣回答∶“你说我是国王，说的很对。我为此而生，为此而来到这个世上，目的就是为真理作证。属于真理的人都会听我的话。”
38 彼拉多问∶“什么是真理？”说完，他走出去见那些犹太人，告诉他们∶“我没发现他有罪。 39 按你们的习惯，逾越节期间，我可以释放一个人，你们想让我释放犹太王吗？”
40 犹太人却叫喊道∶“不放他，放巴拉巴！”（巴拉巴曾是暴乱分子）
Footnotes
- 約 翰 福 音 18:10 大祭司： 犹太人最重要的祭司和领袖。
- 約 翰 福 音 18:11 酒： 当时通常指葡萄酒。
- 約 翰 福 音 18:28 不洁净： 到非犹太人那里会毁了犹太人所行的特别的洁净。
约翰福音 18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约翰福音 18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
耶稣被捕
18 耶稣祷告完毕，就带着门徒渡过汲沦溪，进了那里的一个园子。 2 因为耶稣时常带着门徒到那里聚会，所以出卖耶稣的犹大也知道那地方。 3 这时，犹大带着一队士兵以及祭司长和法利赛人的差役，拿着灯笼、火把和兵器来了。 4 耶稣早就知道将要发生在自己身上的一切事，于是出来问他们：“你们找谁？”
5 他们回答说：“拿撒勒人耶稣！”
耶稣说：“我就是。”那时出卖耶稣的犹大也站在他们当中。
6 他们听到耶稣说“我就是”，便后退跌倒在地上。
7 耶稣又问：“你们找谁？”
他们说：“拿撒勒人耶稣。”
8 耶稣说：“我已经告诉你们我就是。你们既然找我，就让这些人走吧。” 9 这是要应验祂以前说的：“你赐给我的人一个也没有失掉。”
10 这时，西门·彼得带着一把刀，他拔刀向大祭司的奴仆马勒古砍去，削掉了他的右耳。
11 耶稣对彼得说：“收刀入鞘吧！我父赐给我的杯，我怎能不喝呢？”
12 千夫长带着士兵和犹太人的差役上前把耶稣捆绑起来，带了回去。 13 他们押着耶稣去见亚那，就是那一年的大祭司该亚法的岳父。 14 这个该亚法以前曾对犹太人建议说：“让祂一个人替众人死对你们更好。”
彼得不认主
15 西门·彼得和另一个门徒跟在耶稣后面。由于那门徒和大祭司认识，他就跟着耶稣来到大祭司的院子。 16 彼得留在门外。后来，大祭司所认识的那个门徒出来对看门的女仆说了一声，便把彼得也带了进去。
17 看门的女仆问彼得：“你不也是这个人的门徒吗？”
他说：“我不是。”
18 天气很冷，奴仆和差役生了一堆火，站着烤火取暖，彼得也跟他们站在一起烤火取暖。 19 此时，大祭司正在盘问耶稣有关祂的门徒和祂的教导之事。
20 耶稣说：“我是公开对世人讲的，我常在犹太人聚集的会堂和圣殿教导人，没有在背地里讲过什么。 21 你何必问我呢？问那些听过我讲的人吧，他们知道我讲过什么。”
22 耶稣话才说完，站在旁边的差役就打了祂一耳光，说：“你敢这样回答大祭司！”
23 耶稣说：“如果我说错了，你可以指出我错在哪里。如果我说的对，你为什么打我呢？”
24 亚那把被捆绑起来的耶稣押到大祭司该亚法那里。
25 那时西门·彼得仍然站着烤火，有人问他：“你不也是那人的门徒吗？”
彼得否认说：“我不是！”
26 一个大祭司的奴仆，就是被彼得削掉耳朵的那个人的亲戚说：“我不是看见你和祂一起在园子里吗？” 27 彼得再次否认。就在那时，鸡叫了。
彼拉多审问耶稣
28 黎明的时候，众人从该亚法那里把耶稣押往总督府，他们自己却没有进去，因为怕沾染污秽，不能吃逾越节的晚餐。 29 彼拉多出来问他们：“你们控告这个人什么罪？”
30 他们回答说：“如果祂没有为非作歹，我们也不会把祂送到你这里来。”
31 彼拉多说：“你们把祂带走，按照你们的律法去审理吧。”
犹太人说：“可是我们无权把人处死。” 32 这是要应验耶稣预言自己会怎样死的话。
33 彼拉多回到总督府提审耶稣，问道：“你是犹太人的王吗？”
34 耶稣回答说：“你这样问是你自己的意思还是听别人说的？”
35 彼拉多说：“难道我是犹太人吗？是你们犹太人和祭司长把你送来的。你到底犯了什么罪？”
36 耶稣答道：“我的国不属于这个世界，如果我的国属于这个世界，我的臣仆早就起来争战了，我也不会被交在犹太人的手里。但我的国不属于这个世界。”
37 于是彼拉多对祂说：“那么，你是王吗？”
耶稣说：“你说我是王，我正是为此而生，也为此来到世上为真理做见证，属于真理的人都听从我的话。”
38 彼拉多说：“真理是什么？”说完了，又到外面对犹太人说：“我查不出祂有什么罪。 39 不过按照惯例，在逾越节的时候，我要给你们释放一个人。现在，你们要我释放这个犹太人的王吗？”
40 众人又高喊：“不要这个人！我们要巴拉巴！”巴拉巴是个强盗。
John 18
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John 18
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Soldiers take Jesus to the leader of the priests
18 When Jesus had finished praying, he and his disciples went out. They went across the Kidron valley. On the other side, there was a garden. Jesus and his disciples went into it. 2 Judas, who sold Jesus to his enemies, knew the garden. He knew the place because Jesus and his disciples had met there often. 3 The leaders of the priests and the Pharisees sent a group of soldiers and some officers with Judas. He led these soldiers and officers to the garden.[a] The soldiers had weapons and they carried lights.
4 Jesus knew everything that would soon happen to him. He went towards them and he asked them, ‘Who are you looking for?’ 5 They answered, ‘Jesus, who comes from Nazareth.’ Jesus said, ‘That is who I am.’
Judas, who sold Jesus to his enemies, was standing there with the soldiers. 6 When Jesus said the words, ‘I am,’ the soldiers quickly moved away from him.[b] They fell down to the ground. 7 So Jesus asked them again, ‘Who are you looking for?’ They said, ‘Jesus, who comes from Nazareth.’ 8 Jesus replied, ‘I have told you already, that is who I am. Since it is me that you are looking for, let these other men go.’ 9 Jesus said this because earlier he had said, ‘I have lost none of those people that you gave to me.’ This made what he had spoken earlier really happen.
10 Simon Peter had a sword. He took hold of it and he attacked the servant of the leader of the priests. He cut off the servant's right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 11 Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword away in its place! My Father has decided what great pain I must have. I will obey him completely.’
12 The group of soldiers, with their captain and the Jewish officers, took hold of Jesus. They tied him with ropes. 13 They led him first to Annas, who was the father of Caiaphas's wife. Caiaphas was the leader of the priests that year. 14 It was Caiaphas who had already spoken to the Jewish leaders. He had told them, ‘It is better that one man should die on behalf of the people.’[c]
Peter says that he does not know Jesus
15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. That other disciple and the leader of the priests knew each other. So that disciple went with Jesus into the yard of the house of the leader of the priests. 16 But Peter stayed outside by the gate. Then the other disciple went out again. He spoke to the girl who was watching at the gate. Then he brought Peter into the yard. 17 The girl who was at the gate asked Peter, ‘Are you another of this man's disciples?’ Peter replied, ‘No, I am not!’
18 It was cold. So the servants and the officers had made a fire. They were standing around it to make themselves warm. Peter went to stand with them, so that he could make himself warm too.
The leader of the priests asks Jesus questions
19 The leader of the priests asked Jesus questions about his disciples. He also asked about what Jesus taught. 20 Jesus answered him, ‘I have always taught in the Jewish meeting places, or at the temple. Those are public places where all the Jews meet together. I have said nothing secretly. 21 So you do not need to ask me these questions. You can ask the people who heard me when I taught them. They know what I said.’
22 When Jesus said this, one of the soldiers hit him on the face. The soldier said, ‘You should not speak to the leader of the priests like that!’ 23 Jesus replied, ‘If I said something wrong, tell us what it is. But if I said something that is true, you should not have hit me.’[d] 24 Then Annas sent Jesus to Caiaphas, the leader of the priests.[e] Jesus still had ropes tied round his arms.
Peter says again that he does not know Jesus
25 Simon Peter was still standing there by the fire to make himself warm. The other people there said to him, ‘You must also be one of that man's disciples.’ But Peter said, ‘No, I am not.’
26 One of the people there was a servant of the leader of the priests. He belonged to the same family as the man whose ear Peter had cut off. This servant said to Peter, ‘I am sure that I saw you in the garden with Jesus.’ 27 Again, Peter said, ‘No, that is not true.’ Immediately a cockerel sang.
Pilate asks Jesus questions
28 The Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas's house to the Roman ruler's big house.[f] It was early in the morning. The Jewish leaders wanted to follow the Jewish rules so that they could eat the Passover meal. They did not go into the ruler's house, because it would have made them unclean.[g]
29 So Pilate, the Roman ruler, went outside to meet them. He asked them, ‘What wrong thing do you say that this man has done?’ 30 They replied, ‘We would not have brought him to you if he had done nothing wrong.’ 31 Pilate said to them, ‘You yourselves take him away. You should judge him by your own laws.’ The Jewish leaders replied, ‘We do not have authority to kill anyone when they have done something bad.’[h] 32 Jesus had already told people how he would die. These things happened to make his words become true.[i]
33 Pilate went back inside his palace. He told Jesus to come and stand in front of him. He asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ 34 Jesus said, ‘Is that your own idea, or have other people spoken to you about me?’ 35 Pilate replied, ‘I am not a Jew, am I? It was your own people and the leaders of your priests who brought you to me. What have you done?’
36 Jesus said, ‘My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it did, my disciples would have fought for me. They would have fought so that the Jewish leaders could not take hold of me. No, my kingdom belongs to another place.’ 37 Pilate said to him, ‘So that means you really are a king!’
Jesus answered, ‘You have said that I am a king! I was born for this reason: I came into the world to tell people the truth about God. Everyone who believes the truth listens to my message.’ 38 Pilate said, ‘I do not know what truth is.’
When Pilate had said that, he went outside again to the Jewish people there. He said to them, ‘I do not see that this man is guilty of anything wrong. I have no reason to punish him. 39 But every year we do something for you Jews. We let one man go free from the prison at the time of your Passover festival. Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?’ 40 They shouted their answer, ‘No, we do not want him! Let Barabbas go free!’ (Barabbas was a man who had attacked people and robbed them.)
Footnotes
- 18:3 The soldiers were Roman soldiers. The officers were Jews who may have worked like police at the temple.
- 18:6 The Jews used ‘I am’ as the name of God. When Jesus said, ‘I am,’ they would have recognized this name. He was saying that he is God.
- 18:14 See John 11:50.
- 18:23 Jesus was not saying anything wrong. He was telling the leader of the priests to ask people who had heard him teach. This was the right thing to do. It was what the Jewish rules said.
- 18:24 Annas was the first leader of the priests and Caiaphas was the present leader.
- 18:28 During the time that Jesus lived on the earth, the Romans ruled over Israel. The Roman ruler (Pilate) lived and worked in a special house. It was called the Praetorium. It had a big yard inside, where people waited to see the ruler.
- 18:28 The Jews had special rules about who could go to their festivals. They had to keep themselves clean and ready to worship God. So they could not go into the houses of people who did not believe in God. If the Jewish leaders had gone into Pilate's house, they would not have been clean for the Passover.
- 18:31 The Jewish leaders wanted to kill Jesus. But the Romans did not let them kill anyone. Only the Roman ruler could cause his soldiers to do that.
- 18:32 The Romans fixed a person onto a big cross of wood to kill him. Then they let the person hang there until he died. Jesus had said that people would ‘lift him up’. This is what he meant. And when Jesus said something, it had to happen.
John 18
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John 18
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Jesus Arrested(A)
18 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley.(B) On the other side there was a garden,(C) and he and his disciples went into it.(D)
2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples.(E) 3 So Judas came to the garden, guiding(F) a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees.(G) They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.
4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him,(H) went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”(I)
5 “Jesus of Nazareth,”(J) they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”(K)
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.
8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” 9 This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”[a](L)
10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
11 Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup(M) the Father has given me?”
12 Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials(N) arrested Jesus. They bound him 13 and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas,(O) the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.(P)
Peter’s First Denial(Q)
15 Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest,(R) he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard,(S) 16 but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.
17 “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter.
He replied, “I am not.”(T)
18 It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire(U) they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.(V)
The High Priest Questions Jesus(W)
19 Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues(X) or at the temple,(Y) where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.(Z) 21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”
22 When Jesus said this, one of the officials(AA) nearby slapped him in the face.(AB) “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.
23 “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”(AC) 24 Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas(AD) the high priest.
Peter’s Second and Third Denials(AE)
25 Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself.(AF) So they asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”
He denied it, saying, “I am not.”(AG)
26 One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off,(AH) challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?”(AI) 27 Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.(AJ)
Jesus Before Pilate(AK)
28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.(AL) By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace,(AM) because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.(AN) 29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”
30 “If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”
“But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected. 32 This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.(AO)
33 Pilate then went back inside the palace,(AP) summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”(AQ)
34 “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
36 Jesus said, “My kingdom(AR) is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.(AS) But now my kingdom is from another place.”(AT)
37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.(AU) Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”(AV)
38 “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.(AW) 39 But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”
40 They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.(AX)
Footnotes
- John 18:9 John 6:39
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