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Open English Translation YHN (JHN) Chapter 18

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18:1 Yeshua is arrested

(Mat. 26:47-56, Mark 14:43-50, Luke 22:47-53)

18After he’d said all this, Yeshua and his followers went out of Yerusalem proper and over the Kidron stream towards a garden that he and his followers entered. 2And Yudas (the one who would hand him over) also knew the place because Yeshua and his followers often met there. 3Meanwhile Yudas had met with the soldiers and servants of the chief priests and the Pharisee party, and they all started coming into the garden with lanterns and flaming torches and weapons. 4Yeshua who already knew what was going to happen to him, came forward and asked them, “Who are you all looking for?

5And they answered, “Yeshua—the one from Nazareth.”

Yeshua responded, “I am the one.

Yudas, the one handing him over, was standing there among them. 6But when Yeshua had said that he is the one, they backed away and fell to the ground.[fn] 7So he asked them again, “Who are you all looking for?

And they answered, “Yeshua—the one from Nazareth.”

8Yeshua responded, “I already told you all that I am the one. So if it’s me that you’re looking for, let these others leave. 9(In this way, the statement was fulfilled that Yeshua had said previously: ‘I didn’t lose any of the ones that you gave me.’)[fn]

10Then Simon Peter drew the sword that he was carrying and swiped at the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. 11[ref]But Yeshua said to Peter, “Put your sword back in its sheath. I need to proceed with the plan that the father has prepared for me—I can’t just avoid the suffering.

18Having_said these things, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) came_out with the apprentices/followers of_him beyond the winter_stream of_the Kedrōn/(Qidrōn), where was a_garden, into which he and the apprentices/followers of_him came_in.
2And Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) who giving_ him _over had_ also _known, the place, because often Yaʸsous was_gathered_together There with the apprentices/followers of_him.
3therefore the Youdas having_received the cohort, and attendants from the chief_priests and Farisaios_party, is_coming there with lanterns, and torches, and weapons.
4Yaʸsous therefore having_known all the things coming on him, having_come_out he_said to_them:
Whom are_you_all_seeking?
5They_answered to_him:
Yaʸsous the from_Nazaret.
Yaʸsous he_is_saying to_them:
I am he.
and also Youdas, who giving_ him _over had_stood, with them.
6Therefore when he_said to_them:
I am he, they_went_away back to the things and they_fell on_the_ground.
7Therefore again he_asked them:
Whom are_you_all_seeking?
And they said:
Yaʸsous the from_Nazaret.
8Answered Yaʸsous:
I_told to_you_all that I am he.
Therefore if you_all_are_seeking me, allow these to_be_going_away,
9in_order_that the message may_be_fulfilled that he_said, that Whom you_have_given to_me, I_ not _lost no_one of them.
10Therefore Simōn Petros having a_sword, drew it and struck the slave of_the chief_priest, and cut_off the the right ear of_him.
And was Malⱪos the_name to_the slave.
11Therefore the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to_ the _Petros:
Put the sword into the sheath, the cup which the father has_given to_me, by_no_means I_may_ not _drink it?

18:12 Yeshua is taken to Annas

12So the soldiers and their commander, and the servants of the Jewish leaders arrested Yeshua and tied him up. 13First they took him to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was the chief priest that year. 14[ref](Caiaphas was the one who had suggested that it was better for the people and the nation if one man should die for all of them.)

12Therefore the cohort, and the commander, and the attendants of_the Youdaiōns, captured the Yaʸsous and bound him.
13And they_led him to Annas first, because/for he_was father_in_law of_ the _Kaiafas, who was chief_priest of_ the that _year.
14And Kaiafas was the one having_counselled to_the Youdaiōns that it_is_benefitting for_one man to_die_off for the people.

18:15 Peter denies being a Yeshua-follower

(Mat. 26:59-66, Mark 14:55-64, Luke 22:66-71)

15Now Simon Peter and another intern were following Yeshua, and since that other intern was known to the chief priest, he was allowed to enter following Yeshua into the courtyard of the chief priest 16while Peter waited outside at the door. Then the other intern who was known to the chief priest went back and spoke to the woman at the door and brought Peter in too. 17But the servant girl who was watching the door challenged Peter, “Aren’t you also one of the followers of that man?”

“No, I’m not,” he responded.

18Meanwhile the servants and attendants had made a fire and were standing around it warming themselves, and Peter also went and stood there to warm himself.

15And Simōn Petros and the_other apprentice/follower was_following.
the with_Yaʸsous.
And the that apprentice/follower was known to_the chief_priest, and he_entered_with the with_Yaʸsous into the courtyard of_the chief_priest.
16But the Petros had_stood at the door outside.
Therefore the the other apprentice/follower came_out which was known of_the chief_priest, and he_spoke to_the doorkeeper and brought_in the Petros.
17The servant_girl the doorkeeper is_saying therefore, to_ the _Petros:
Are you not also of the apprentices/followers of_ the this _man?
That one he_is_saying:
I_am not.
18And the slaves and the attendants had_stood, having_made a_charcoal_fire, because it_was cold, and they_were_warming themselves, and the Petros was also with them having_stood and warming himself.

18:19 Annas tries to interrogate Yeshua

(Mat. 26:59-66, Mark 14:69-72, Luke 22:58-62)

19Now the chief priest interrogated Yeshua about his followers and about his teaching. 20Yeshua answered him, “I’ve spoken openly to the people. I always taught in the meeting halls and in the temple where Jewish people meet. I didn’t speak in secret 21so why are you asking me? Ask the people who heard what I told them—they’re the ones who know what I said.”

22When he said that, one of the attendants standing there slapped Yeshua on the face and said, “You think you can answer the chief priest like that?”

23But Yeshua responded, “If I said anything wrong, tell me my error. But if it was true, why are you hitting me?”

24So Annas sent him away, still tied up, to Caiaphas the chief priest.

19Therefore the chief_priest asked the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) concerning the apprentices/followers of_him, and concerning the teaching of_him.
20Yaʸsous answered to_him:
I have_spoken with_plainness to_the world, I always taught in the_synagogue and in the temple, where all the Youdaiōns are_coming_together, and I_spoke nothing in secret.
21Why are_you_asking me?
Ask the ones having_heard what I_spoke to_them, see, these have_known what I said.
22And these things of_him having_said, one of_the ones attendants having_stood_by gave a_slap to_ the _Yaʸsous having_said:
Are_you_answering thus to_the chief_priest?
23Yaʸsous answered to_him:
If I_spoke wrongly, testify concerning the evil, but if rightly, why are_you_beating me?
24Therefore the Annas sent_ him _out, having_been_bound to Kaiafas the chief_priest.

18:25 Peter again denies following Yeshua

(Mat. 26:71-75, Mark 14:69-72, Luke 22:58-62)

25Simon Peter was still standing by the fire warming himself when he was asked, “Aren’t you also one of his followers?”

But he denied it, saying, “No, I’m not.”

26One of the servants of the chief priest who was a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with that Yeshua?”

27But Peter again denied it, and just then a rooster crowed.

25And Simōn Petros was having_stood and warming himself.
Therefore they_said to_him:
Are not you also of the apprentices/followers of_him?
That one he_disowned and said:
I_am not.
26one of the slaves of_the chief_priest, being a_relative of_whom Petros cut_off his ear Is_saying:
Not I saw you in the garden with him?
27Therefore again Petros disowned, and immediately a_rooster crowed.

18:28 Pilate interrogates Yeshua

(Mat. 26:71-75, Mark 14:69-72, Luke 22:58-62)

28Then they led Yeshua out from Caiaphas’ place and towards the residence of the governor. It was now the early hours of the morning and as Jews, they didn’t enter the residence of the Roman governor so they wouldn’t become defiled and thus unable to eat the Passover meal. 29So Governor Pilate came outside to them and asked, “What charge are you all bringing against this man?”

30“We wouldn’t have brought him to you if he hadn’t committed a serious crime,” they answered.

31So Pilate said, “You just take him and judge him yourselves according to your own laws.”

But the Jewish leaders responded, “We don’t have permission to execute anyone.” 32(This happened to fulfil what Yeshua had said[ref] about the way that he was going to die.)

33So Pilate went back into his governor’s residence and called for Yeshua and asked him, “So you’re the king of the Jews?”

34Are you saying this yourself,Yeshua asked, “or did others say it about me?

35Pilate retorted, “Hoy! I’m not a Jew. It was your own people and the chief priests that handed you over to me. What have you done?”

36My kingdom isn’t in this world,Yeshua answered, “because if it was, my supporters would have fought so that I wouldn’t have been handed over to the Jewish leaders. But no, my kingdom isn’t from here.

37So you are a king then?” Pilate responded.

You’re saying that I’m a king,” said Yeshua, “and indeed I was born to be a king. I came into the world so that I could testify to the truth.

38Yeah. What is truth?” said Pilate.

28Therefore they_are_leading the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) from the Kaiafas into the residence_of_the_governor, and it_was early.
And they not came_in into the residence_of_the_governor, in_order_that they _may_ not _be_defiled, but they_may_eat the passover_feast.
29Therefore the Pilatos came_out outside to them and is_saying:
What accusation are_you_all_bringing against this the man?
30They_answered and said to_him:
Except not/lest this one was doing evil, we_ would not _gave_over him to_you
31Therefore Pilatos said to_them:
You_all take him, and judge according_to the law of_you_all, him.
The Youdaiōns said to_him, is_ not _permitting To_us to_kill_off no_one,
32in_order_that the message of_ the _Yaʸsous may_be_fulfilled, that he_spoke, signifying by_what death he_was_going to_be_dying_off.
33Therefore the Pilatos came_in again into the residence_of_the_governor, and he_called the Yaʸsous and said to_him:
Are you the king of_the Youdaiōns?
34Yaʸsous answered Are_ you _saying this of yourself, or others said it to_you concerning me?
35The Pilatos answered:
Surely_not am I a_Youdaios?
The Your the nation and the chief_priests gave_ you _over to_me.
What did_you?
36Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answered:
- my the kingdom is not of the world this, if the my the kingdom was of this the world, the my the attendants would were_fighting, in_order_that I _may_ not _be_given_over to_the Youdaiōns.
But now the my the kingdom is not from_here.
37Therefore the Pilatos said to_him:
Are you not_then a_king?
The Yaʸsous answered:
You are_saying that I am a_king.
for this I_have_been_born, and for this I_have_come into the world, in_order_that I_may_testify to_the truth.
Everyone which being of the truth, is_hearing of_the voice of_me.
38The Pilatos is_saying to_him:
What is truth?
And having_said this, he_came_out again to the Youdaiōns, and is_saying to_them:
I am_finding not_one Guilt in him.

18:39 Pilate gives permission to execute an innocent man

(Mat. 27:15-31, Mark 15:6-20, Luke 23:13-25)

After he’d said this, Pilate went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I can’t find anything that he’s guilty of. 39But you all have a custom here that the governor can release one prisoner during the Passover. So would you like me to release the king of the Jews?”

40But they all yelled back, “No, not this one. Release Barabbas.” (Barabbas was a robber.)


18:6 TD: It’s not clear from the original if they fell over backwards, or if they stepped back and then fell forward (either voluntarily or involuntarily) onto their knees.

18:9 TD: It’s not certain from the original whether v9 was part of Mark’s commentary on the events or part of Yeshua’s response to the arresting party.


39But it_is a_custom with_you_all, that I_may_send_away one to_you_all at the passover_feast, therefore are_you_all_wishing I_may_send_away to_you_all the king of_the Youdaiōns?
40Therefore they_cried_out again saying:
Not this one, but the Barabbas.
And the Barabbas was a_robber.

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Jerusalem during the New Testament

By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).

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Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial

Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19

On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.

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