Treachery and Majesty

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

¹When Jesus had spoken these words, nhe went out with his disciples across othe brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. ²Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew pthe place, for qJesus often met there with his disciples. ³rSo Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴Then Jesus, sknowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, t“Whom do you seek?” ⁵They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.”1 Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. ⁶uWhen Jesus2 said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷So he asked them again, t“Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁸Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” ⁹vThis was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” ¹⁰Then Simon Peter, whaving a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant3 and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) ¹¹So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; xshall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”