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John 18
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Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested

18 When[a] Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples to the other side of the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered. 2 (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, also knew about the place, because Jesus often gathered there with his disciples.) 3 So Judas, taking the cohort and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, because he[b] knew all the things that were coming upon him, went out and said to them, “Who are you looking for?” 5 They replied to him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He said to them, “I am he.”[c] (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was also standing with them.) 6 So when he said to them, “I am he,”[d] they drew back[e] and fell to the ground. 7 Then he asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” 8 Jesus replied, “I said to you that I am he![f] So if you are looking for me, let these men go,” 9 in order that the word that he had spoken would be fulfilled: “Those whom you have given to me—I have not lost anyone of them.”[g]

10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. (Now the name of the slave was Malchus.) 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into its[h] sheath! The cup that the Father has given me—shall I not drink it?”

Jesus Taken to Annas

12 Then the cohort and the military tribune and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and tied him up, 13 and brought him[i] to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was better that one man die for the people.)

Peter Denies Jesus the First Time

15 So Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. (Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.) 16 But Peter was standing by 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 Then the female slave who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You are not also one of the disciples of this man, are you?”[j] He said, “I am not!” 18 (Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was also standing there with them and warming himself.)

Jesus Before Annas

19 So the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. 20 Jesus replied to him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple courts[k] where all the Jews assemble, and I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why are you asking me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them! Behold, these people know what I said.” 22 Now when[l] he had said these things, one of the officers who was standing by gave a slap in the face to Jesus, saying, “Do you reply to the high priest in this way?” 23 Jesus replied to him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify about what is wrong! But if I have spoken[m] correctly, why do you strike me?” 24 Then Annas sent him, tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter Denies Jesus the Second and Third Times

25 Now Simon Peter was standing there and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also one of his disciples, are you?”[n] He denied it[o] and said, “I am not!” 26 One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” 27 So Peter denied it[p] again, and immediately a rooster crowed.

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

28 Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s residence. Now it was early, and they did not enter into the governor’s residence so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered and said to him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!” 31 So Pilate said to them, “You take him and judge him according to your law!” The Jews said to him, “It is not permitted for us to kill anyone,” 32 in order that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled that he had spoken, indicating by what sort of death he was going to die.

Pilate Questions Jesus

33 Then Pilate entered again into the governor’s residence and summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” 34 Jesus replied, “Do you say this from yourself, or have others said this[q] to you about me?” 35 Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I?[r] Your people and the chief priests handed you over to me! What have you done?” 36 Jesus replied, “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 now my kingdom is not from here.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So then you are a king!” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I have come into the world: in order that I can testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

And when he[s] had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no basis for an accusation against him. 39 But it is your custom that I release for you one prisoner[t] at the Passover. So do you want me[u] to release for you the king of the Jews?” 40 Then they shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)[v]

Footnotes

  1. John 18:1 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
  2. John 18:4 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
  3. John 18:5 *Here the predicate nominative is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. John 18:6 *Here the predicate nominative is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. John 18:6 Literally “they went to the back”
  6. John 18:8 *Here the predicate nominative is supplied from context in the English translation
  7. John 18:9 A paraphrase of the statement in John 17:12
  8. John 18:11 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  9. John 18:13 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  10. John 18:17 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you”
  11. John 18:20 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  12. John 18:22 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had said”)
  13. John 18:23 The phrase “I have spoken” is an implied repetition of the earlier phrase in this verse
  14. John 18:25 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you”
  15. John 18:25 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  16. John 18:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  17. John 18:34 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  18. John 18:35 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “am I”
  19. John 18:38 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
  20. John 18:39 The word “prisoner” is not in the Greek text, but is implied
  21. John 18:39 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  22. John 18:40 Or perhaps “robber”
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Johannes 18
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Jesus pågribes og afslår at forsvare sig(A)

18 Da Jesus var færdig med at bede, gik han videre sammen med disciplene. De krydsede Kedrondalen og kom ind i en olivenplantage. 2 Men også forræderen, Judas, kendte det sted, for Jesus havde ofte været der sammen med sine disciple.

3 Judas havde af ypperstepræsterne og farisæerne fået rådighed over templets vagtmandskab og en deling romerske soldater, og med brændende fakler, olielamper og våben nærmede de sig nu olivenplantagen.

4 Jesus vidste på forhånd, hvad der ville ske. Han trådte frem og spurgte: „Hvem søger I efter?”

5 „Jesus fra Nazaret,” svarede de.

„Det er mig,” sagde Jesus.

Også forræderen, Judas, stod dér mellem de andre.

6 Da Jesus sagde: „Det er mig,” veg de tilbage og faldt til jorden. 7 Igen spurgte Jesus: „Hvem søger I efter?”

„Jesus fra Nazaret,” svarede de.

8 „Jeg har jo sagt jer, at det er mig,” sagde Jesus. „Når det altså er mig, I vil have fat i, så lad de andre gå!” 9 Således gik det i opfyldelse, som han tidligere havde sagt om, at ingen af hans disciple skulle gå fortabt.[a]

10 Simon Peter trak sit sværd, slog ud efter en af ypperstepræstens tjenere og huggede hans højre øre af. (Tjeneren hed Malkus.) 11 Men Jesus sagde til Peter: „Stik dit sværd i skeden! Skulle jeg ikke tømme det lidelsens bæger, som min Far har givet mig?”

12 Befalingsmanden gav da ordre til sine soldater og den jødiske tempelvagt om at pågribe Jesus og binde ham. 13 Derefter trak de af sted med ham.

I første omgang førte de ham til Annas, som var svigerfar til Kajfas. Det var Kajfas, der var den officielle ypperstepræst i det år.[b] 14 Det var også Kajfas, der havde sagt til de jødiske ledere, at det var bedre, at én mand døde, end at hele folket gik til grunde.[c]

Peter svigter Jesus første gang(B)

15 Simon Peter fulgte efter Jesus sammen med en af de andre disciple, som kendte ypperstepræsten. Derfor fik den anden discipel tilladelse til at komme indenfor porten i ypperstepræstens gård, 16 mens Peter blev stående udenfor. Den anden discipel talte med den pige, der stod vagt ved porten, og Peter fik så lov til at komme med indenfor. 17 Men da han gik forbi hende, udbrød hun: „Du er da vist en af hans disciple!”

„Nej, det er jeg ikke!” røg det ud af Peter.

18 Vagtmandskabet fra templet og husets tjenestefolk stod og varmede sig omkring nogle trækulsgløder, for det var koldt den nat. Peter stillede sig også derhen for at få varmen.

Ypperstepræsten forhører Jesus

19 Inde i huset begyndte ypperstepræsten at udspørge Jesus om hans disciple og om, hvad hans lære egentlig gik ud på.

20 „Jeg har talt til folk i fuld offentlighed,” svarede Jesus. „Mange gange har jeg undervist i synagogerne og på tempelpladsen, hvor alle har kunnet høre mig. Intet er sket bag lukkede døre. 21 Hvorfor spørger du mig? Hvorfor ikke spørge dem, der har hørt, når jeg har talt? De ved godt, hvad min undervisning går ud på.”

22 En af tempelvagterne gav Jesus et slag i ansigtet. „Er det en måde at svare ypperstepræsten på?” sagde han.

23 „Har jeg sagt noget forkert, så sig hvad det er,” svarede Jesus. „Men hvis det, jeg har sagt, er sandt, hvorfor slår du mig så?”

24 Annas havde nemlig sendt[d] Jesus videre til ypperstepræsten Kajfas med hænderne bundet.

Peter svigter Jesus anden og tredje gang(C)

25 Imens stod Simon Peter ude på gårdspladsen og varmede sig ved gløderne. „Du er da også en af hans disciple!” udbrød en af de omkringstående.

„Nej, det er jeg ikke!” røg det ud af Peter endnu en gang.

26 Men en af ypperstepræstens tjenere, som var i familie med den mand, hvis øre Peter havde hugget af, udbrød: „Jeg så dig selv ude i olivenplantagen sammen med Jesus!”

27 Igen benægtede Peter det, og i samme øjeblik var der en hane, der galede.

Pilatus bliver presset til at lade Jesus korsfæste(D)

28 Meget tidligt om morgenen førte man Jesus videre fra Kajfas’ gård til den romerske guvernørs borg. De jødiske ledere ville ikke gå ind et sted, hvor der boede en ikke-jøde, for det ville gøre dem urene, og så ville de ikke kunne deltage i påskefesten. 29 Derfor gik guvernøren, Pilatus, ud til dem. „Hvad anklager I manden for?” spurgte han. 30 „Vi ville ikke have arresteret ham og bragt ham herhen, hvis han ikke havde overtrådt loven,” svarede de. 31 „Nå, men så tag og døm ham ifølge jeres lov!” „Men vi har ikke ret til at korsfæste[e] nogen,” indvendte de. 32 Dermed opfyldtes Jesu ord om, hvordan han skulle dø.

33 Pilatus gik nu ind i borgen igen og fik også Jesus ført derind. „Er du jødernes konge?” spurgte han. 34 „Har du selv fundet på det spørgsmål, eller har andre omtalt mig på den måde?” sagde Jesus. 35 „Er jeg måske jøde?” svarede Pilatus. „Dit eget folks ypperstepræster har overgivet dig til mig. Hvad har du gjort?”

36 „Mit rige er ikke af denne verden,” svarede Jesus. „Havde jeg ønsket at oprette et jordisk rige, så ville mine disciple have kæmpet for, at jeg ikke skulle blive fanget af de jødiske ledere.” 37 „Så er du altså en konge?” spurgte Pilatus. „På en måde er jeg en konge,” svarede Jesus. „Jeg er kommet til denne verden for at fortælle om sandheden. Det var derfor, jeg blev født, og alle, der hører sandheden til, vil adlyde mig.” 38 „Hvad er sandhed?” afbrød Pilatus.

Derefter gik han igen udenfor til de jødiske ledere og sagde: „Jeg finder ham ikke skyldig. 39 Men nu er der jo tradition for, at jeg giver jer en fange fri hver påske. Ønsker I, at jeg skal løslade ‚jødernes konge’?” 40 „Nej, ikke ham, men Barabbas!” råbte de. Barabbas var en mand, der var fængslet for oprør mod romerne.

Footnotes

  1. 18,9 Jf. 17,12.
  2. 18,13 I de ikke-vestlige kulturer viser man meget respekt for de ældre. Selv om det var den yngre Kajfas, der officielt var ypperstepræst, så blev vigtige beslutninger truffet i fællesskab i den ypperstepræstelige familie, og Annas ville som den ældste være den, man lyttede særlig opmærksomt til.
  3. 18,14 Jf. 11,50.
  4. 18,24 Det er sandsynligvis en parentetisk bemærkning, som klargør, at forhøret fandt sted hos ypperstepræsten Kajfas og ikke foran Annas. Johannes benævner konsekvent Kajfas og ikke Annas som ypperstepræst på den tid.
  5. 18,31 Den jødiske dødsstraf var stening. Den romerske dødsstraf var korsfæstelse.
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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

  1. John 18:9 John 6:39
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