John 18
Common English Bible
Arrest in the garden
18 After he said these things, Jesus went out with his disciples and crossed over to the other side of the Kidron Valley. He and his disciples entered a garden there. 2 Judas, his betrayer, also knew the place because Jesus often gathered there with his disciples. 3 Judas brought a company of soldiers[a] and some guards from the chief priests and Pharisees. They came there carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. 4 Jesus knew everything that was to happen to him, so he went out and asked, “Who are you looking for?”
5 They answered, “Jesus the Nazarene.”
He said to them, “I Am.”[b] (Judas, his betrayer, was standing with them.) 6 When he said, “I Am,” they shrank back and fell to the ground. 7 He asked them again, “Who are you looking for?”
They said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”
8 Jesus answered, “I told you, ‘I Am.’[c] If you are looking for me, then let these people go.” 9 This was so that the word he had spoken might be fulfilled: “I didn’t lose anyone of those whom you gave me.”
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 told Peter, “Put your sword away! Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given me?” 12 Then the company of soldiers, the commander, and the guards from the Jewish leaders took Jesus into custody. They bound him 13 and led him first to Annas. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. (14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it was better for one person to die for the people.)
Peter denies Jesus
15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Because this other disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard. 16 However, Peter stood outside near the gate. Then the other disciple (the one known to the high priest) came out and spoke to the woman stationed at the gate, and she brought Peter in. 17 The servant woman stationed at the gate asked Peter, “Aren’t you one of this man’s disciples?”
“I’m not,” he replied. 18 The servants and the guards had made a fire because it was cold. They were standing around it, warming themselves. Peter joined them there, standing by the fire and warming himself.
Jesus testifies
19 Meanwhile, the chief priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered, “I’ve spoken openly to the world. I’ve always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews gather. I’ve said nothing in private. 21 Why ask me? Ask those who heard what I told them. They know what I said.”
22 After Jesus spoke, one of the guards standing there slapped Jesus in the face. “Is that how you would answer the high priest?” he asked.
23 Jesus replied, “If I speak wrongly, testify about what was wrong. But if I speak correctly, why do you strike me?” 24 Then Annas sent him, bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
Peter denies Jesus again
25 Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing with the guards, warming himself. They asked, “Aren’t you one of his disciples?”
Peter denied it, saying, “I’m not.”
26 A servant of the high priest, a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said to him, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?” 27 Peter denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
Trial before Pilate
28 The Jewish leaders led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s palace.[d] It was early in the morning. So that they could eat the Passover, the Jewish leaders wouldn’t enter the palace; entering the palace would have made them ritually impure.
29 So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What charge do you bring against this man?”
30 They answered, “If he had done nothing wrong, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate responded, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your Law.”
The Jewish leaders replied, “The Law doesn’t allow us to kill anyone.” (32 This was so that Jesus’ word might be fulfilled when he indicated how he was going to die.)
Pilate questions Jesus
33 Pilate went back into the palace. He summoned Jesus and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others spoken to you about me?”
35 Pilate responded, “I’m not a Jew, am I? Your nation and its chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
36 Jesus replied, “My kingdom doesn’t originate from this world. If it did, my guards would fight so that I wouldn’t have been arrested by the Jewish leaders. My kingdom isn’t from here.”
37 “So you are a king?” Pilate said.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this reason: to testify to the truth. Whoever accepts the truth listens to my voice.”
38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked.
Release of Barabbas
After Pilate said this, he returned to the Jewish leaders and said, “I find no grounds for any charge against him. 39 You have a custom that I release one prisoner for you at Passover. Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
40 They shouted, “Not this man! Give us Barabbas!” (Barabbas was an outlaw.)
Footnotes
- John 18:3 Or cohort (approximately six hundred soldiers)
- John 18:5 Or It is I
- John 18:8 Or It is I
- John 18:28 Or praetorium
约翰福音 18
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
耶穌被捕(A)
18 耶穌說完了這些話，就和門徒出去，過了汲淪溪。在那裡有一個園子，耶穌和門徒進去了。 2 出賣耶穌的猶大也知道那地方，因為耶穌和門徒常常在那裡聚集。 3 那時，猶大帶著一隊兵，還有祭司長和法利賽人的差役，拿著燈籠、火把、武器，來到園子裡。 4 耶穌知道快要臨到他身上的一切事，就出來對他們說：“你們找誰？” 5 他們回答：“拿撒勒人耶穌！”耶穌說：“我就是。”出賣耶穌的猶大和他們站在那裡。 6 耶穌一說“我就是”，他們就往後退，倒在地上。 7 他再問他們：“你們找誰？”他們說：“拿撒勒人耶穌！” 8 耶穌回答：“我已經告訴你們，我就是了。如果你們來找我，就讓這些人走吧。” 9 這應驗了耶穌說過的話：“你賜給我的人，我一個也沒有失落。” 10 西門．彼得帶著一把刀，就拔出來，向大祭司的僕人馬勒古砍去，削掉他的右耳。 11 耶穌對彼得說：“把刀收入鞘裡去！父給我的杯，我怎能不喝呢？”
大祭司審問耶穌(B)
12 於是那一隊兵和千夫長，以及猶太人的差役拿住耶穌，把他綁起來， 13 先帶到亞那面前。亞那是當年的大祭司該亞法的岳父。 14 該亞法就是從前向猶太人提議說“一個人代替人民死，這是有益的”那個人。
彼得首次不認主(C)
15 西門．彼得和另一個門徒跟著耶穌；那門徒是大祭司認識的。他跟耶穌一起進了大祭司的院子， 16 彼得卻站在門外。大祭司所認識的那門徒出來，對看門的婢女說了一聲，就帶了彼得進去。 17 那看門的婢女對彼得說：“你不也是這個人的門徒嗎？”他說：“我不是。” 18 因為天氣寒冷，僕人和差役就生了炭火，站著取暖；彼得也和他們站在一起取暖。
公議會審問耶穌(D)
19 那時，大祭司查問耶穌有關他的門徒和他的教訓的事。 20 耶穌對大祭司說：“我向來對世人講話都是公開的，我常常在會堂和聖殿裡，就是在所有猶太人聚集的地方教導人，暗地裡我並沒有講甚麼。 21 你為甚麼查問我呢？問問那些聽過我講話的人吧，他們知道我講過甚麼。” 22 耶穌說了這些話，站在旁邊的一個差役，就打他一巴掌，說：“你竟敢這樣回答大祭司嗎？” 23 耶穌對他說：“如果我講錯了，你可以指證錯在哪裡；如果我講對了，你為甚麼打我呢？” 24 亞那仍然綁著耶穌，把他押到大祭司該亞法那裡去。
彼得再三不認主(E)
25 西門．彼得仍然站在火旁取暖。有人對他說：“你不也是他的門徒嗎？”彼得否認說：“我不是。” 26 有一個大祭司的僕人，就是彼得削掉耳朵的那個人的親戚，說：“我不是看見你跟他在園子裡嗎？” 27 彼得又否認，立刻雞就叫了。
耶穌被押交彼拉多(F)
28 清早的時候，猶太人把耶穌從該亞法那裡押往總督的官邸。他們自己沒有進到官邸裡去，恐怕沾染了污穢，不能吃逾越節的晚餐。 29 於是彼拉多走到外面見他們，說：“你們控告這個人甚麼呢？” 30 他們回答：“如果這個人沒有作惡，我們就不會把他交給你。” 31 彼拉多對他們說：“你們自己把他帶去，按著你們的律法審問他吧。”猶太人說：“我們沒有權去判人死罪。” 32 這就應驗了耶穌預先說到自己將要怎樣死的那句話。 33 彼拉多又進了官邸，把耶穌叫來，問他說：“你是猶太人的王嗎？” 34 耶穌回答：“這話是你自己說的，還是別人對你說到我的呢？” 35 彼拉多說：“難道我是猶太人嗎？你本國的人和祭司長把你交給我，你究竟作了甚麼事？” 36 耶穌回答：“我的國不屬於這世界；如果我的國屬於這世界，我的臣僕就要作戰，使我不至被交給猶太人。不過，我的國不是這世上的。” 37 於是彼拉多問他：“那麼，你是王嗎？”耶穌說：“我是王，你已經說了（“你已經說了”或譯：“這是你說的”）。我要為真理作見證，我為此而生，也為此來到世上。凡是屬於真理的人，都聽我的聲音。” 38 彼拉多問他：“真理是甚麼？”
彼拉多判耶穌釘十字架(G)
彼拉多說了這話，又出來見猶太人，對他們說：“我查不出他有甚麼罪。 39 你們有個慣例，每逢逾越節，要我給你們釋放一個囚犯。你們願意我給你們釋放這個猶太人的王嗎？” 40 他們又喊叫說：“不要他！要巴拉巴！”這巴拉巴是個強盜。
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