The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^43 (A)And immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, *came up, and with him was a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away ^[a]under guard.” ⁴⁵ And after coming, Judas, having immediately gone to Him, *said, “^(B)Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on Him and seized Him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ^[b]cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? ⁴⁹ Every day I was with you ^(C)in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place in order that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.” ⁵⁰ And they all left Him and fled.

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (A)And while He was still speaking, behold, ^(B)Judas, one of the twelve, came up, and with him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.” ⁴⁹ And immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings, ^(C)Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him, “^(D)Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(E)one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew out his ^(F)sword and struck the ^(G)slave of the high priest and ^[a]cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for ^(H)all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. ⁵³ Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve ^[b](I)legions of ^(J)angels? ⁵⁴ Therefore, how will ^(K)the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? ^(L)Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me. ⁵⁶ But all this has taken place in order that ^(M)the Scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (A)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming ahead of them, and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And when those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^(B)sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus answered and said, “^[a]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(C)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(D)as against a robber? ⁵³ While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but ^[b]this hour and the authority of darkness are yours.”

^3 (A)Judas then, having received ^(B)the Roman ^[a]cohort and ^(C)officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, *came there with lanterns and ^(D)torches and weapons. ⁴ So Jesus, ^(E)knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, “^(F)Whom do you seek?” ⁵ They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He *said to them, “I am He.” And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. ⁶ So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷ Therefore He again asked them, “^(G)Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” ⁸ Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way,” ⁹ in order that the word which He spoke would be fulfilled, “^(H)Of those whom You have given Me, I lost not one.” ¹⁰ Simon Peter then, ^(I)having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus. ¹¹ So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; ^(J)the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?”