When
Jesus finished praying, He began a brief journey with His disciples to
the other side of the Kidron Valley, a deep ravine that floods in the
winter rains, then farther on to a garden where He gathered His
disciples. 2-3 Judas Iscariot (who had already set his betrayal in motion and knew that Jesus often met with the disciples in this olive grove) entered the garden with an entourage of Roman soldiers and officials sent by the chief priests and Pharisees. They brandished their weapons under the light of torches and lamps. 4 Jesus stepped forward. It was clear He was not surprised because He knew all things. Jesus: Whom are you looking for? Judas’s Entourage: 5 Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus: I am the One. Judas, the betrayer, stood with the military force. 6 As Jesus spoke “I am the One,” the forces fell back on the ground. 7 Jesus asked them a second time: Jesus: Whom are you searching for? Judas’s Entourage: Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus: 8 I have already said that I am the One. If you are looking for Me, then let these men go free. 9 This happened to fulfill the promise He made that none of those entrusted to Him will be lost.[a] 10 Suddenly Peter lunged toward Malchus, one of the high priest’s servants; and with his sword, Peter severed the man’s right ear. Jesus (to Peter): 11 Put down your sword, and return it to the sheath. Am I to turn away from the cup the Father has given Me to drink? |
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