John 18:18-36

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸Now the slaves and the ^(A)officers were standing there, having made ^(B)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(C)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

¹⁹^(D)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, “I ^(E)have spoken openly to the world; I always ^(F)taught in ^[a]synagogues and ^(G)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 ^(H)officers, who was standing nearby, ^(I)struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ²³^(J)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ²⁴^(K)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(L)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter’s Denial of Jesus

²⁵^(M)Now ^(N)Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(O)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 ^(P)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(Q)the garden with Him?” ²⁷Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(R)a rooster crowed.

Jesus before Pilate

²⁸^(S)Then they *brought Jesus from ^(T)Caiaphas into ^(U)the ^[b]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter ^(V)the ^[c]Praetorium, so that ^(W)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ²⁹^(X)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 ^[d]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 ^[e]permitted to put anyone to death.” ³²This happened so that ^(Y)the word of Jesus which He said, indicating what kind of death He was going to die, would be fulfilled.

³³Therefore Pilate ^(Z)entered the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “^(AA)You are the King of the Jews?” ³⁴Jesus answered, “Are you saying this ^[f]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, “^(AB)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 ^[g]of this realm.”