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Jesus Before the Priests; Peter Denies Jesus

12 (A)So (B)the Roman [a]cohort and the [b]commander and the (C)officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him, 13 and led Him to (D)Annas first; for he was father-in-law of (E)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that (F)it was better for one man to die on behalf of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. John 18:12 v 3, note 1
  2. John 18:12 Military leader over 1,000 soldiers

Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas

12 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews[a] arrested Jesus and bound him. 13 First they (A)led him to (B)Annas, for he was the father-in-law of (C)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews (D)that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.

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Footnotes

  1. John 18:12 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14, 31, 36, 38