YHN 18:1 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) After he’d said all this, Yeshua and his followers went out of Yerushalem proper and over the Kidron stream towards a garden that he and his followers entered.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Having spoken these things, Jesus went out with his disciples across the brook of the Kidron, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered.

UST After Jesus finished praying, he left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side of the valley they entered into a grove of olive trees.

BSB [After] Jesus had spoken these [words], [He] went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where [they] entered a garden.

MSB [After] Jesus had spoken these [words], [He] went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where [they] entered a garden.

BLB Having said these things, Jesus went out with His disciples beyond the winter stream of Kidron, where there was a garden, into which He and His disciples entered.

AICNT After saying these things, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron ravine, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.

OEB ¶ When Jesus had said this, he went out with his disciples and crossed the Kidron ravine to a place where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples went.

WEBBE When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.

WMBB When Yeshua had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.

NET When he had said these things, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley. There was an orchard there, and he and his disciples went into it.

LSV Having said these things, Jesus went forth with His disciples beyond the Brook of Kidron, where [there] was a garden, into which He entered, Himself and His disciples,

FBV After Jesus had finished speaking, he and his disciples crossed over the Kidron brook and went into an olive grove.

TCNT After saying these things, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he entered along with his disciples.

T4T After Jesus finished praying, he went across the Kidron Brook, along with us disciples, to a grove of olive trees.

LEB When[fn] Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples to the other side of the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered.

18:1 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal

BBE When Jesus had said these words he went out with his disciples over the stream Kedron to a garden, into which he went with his disciples.

Moff Having said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron ravine to an orchard, which he entered in the company of his disciples.

Wymth After offering this prayer Jesus went out with His disciples to a place on the further side of the Ravine of the Cedars, where there was a garden which He entered—Himself and His disciples.

ASV When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples.

DRA When Jesus had said these things, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where there was a garden, into which he entered with his disciples.

YLT These things having said, Jesus went forth with his disciples beyond the brook of Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples,

Drby Jesus, having said these things, went out with his disciples beyond the torrent Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, he and his disciples.

RV When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, himself and his disciples.

SLT Jesus having said these, went out with his disciples beyond the torrent Kedron, where was a garden, into which he came, he and his disciples.

Wbstr When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, and his disciples.

KJB-1769 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

KJB-1611 ¶ When Iesus had spoken these wordes, hee went foorth with his disciples ouer the Brooke Cedron, where was a garden, into the which hee entred and his disciples.
(¶ When Yesus/Yeshua had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the Brooke Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered and his disciples.)

Bshps When Iesus had spoken these wordes, he went forth with his disciples ouer the brooke Cedron, where was a garden, into the whiche he entred, & his disciples.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva When Iesus had spoken these things, hee went foorth with his disciples ouer the brooke Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entred, and his disciples.
(When Yesus/Yeshua had spoken these things, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. )

Cvdl Whan Iesus had thus spoke, he wete forth with his disciples ouer the broke Cedron, where there was a garde, in to the which Iesus entred and his disciples.
(When Yesus/Yeshua had thus spoke, he went forth with his disciples over the broke Cedron, where there was a garde, in to the which Yesus/Yeshua entered and his disciples.)

TNT When Iesus had spoken these wordes he wet forth with his disciples over the broke Cedron where was a garden into the which he entred with his disciples.
(When Yesus/Yeshua had spoken these words he wet forth with his disciples over the broke Cedron where was a garden into the which he entered with his disciples. )

Wycl Whanne Jhesus hadde seid these thingis, he wente out with hise disciplis ouer the strond of Cedron, where was a yerd, in to which he entride, and hise disciplis.
(When Yhesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples over the strond of Cedron, where was a yerd, in to which he entered, and his disciples.)

Luth Da JEsus solches geredet hatte, ging er hinaus mit seinen Jüngern über den Bach Kidron. Da war ein Garten, darein ging JEsus und seine Jünger.
(So Yesus such talked had, went he out with his disciples above the stream(n) Kidron. So what/which a garden, in_it/in_there went Yesus and his disciple.)

ClVg Hæc cum dixisset Jesus, egressus est cum discipulis suis trans torrentem Cedron, ubi erat hortus, in quem introivit ipse, et discipuli ejus.[fn]
(This when/with would_have_said Yesus, going_out it_is when/with students to_his_own across torrent Cedron, where was garden, in/into/on which entered exactly_that/himself, and students his. )

18.1 Ubi erat. In horto capitur ut deleret peccatum commissum in horto deliciarum, in quem hujus sæculi torrentem transiens discipulos introduxit.

18.1 Where was. In garden is_captured as to_erase sin commissum in/into/on garden deliciarum, in/into/on which of_this of_the_world/of_the_ages torrent passing_by disciples introduced.

UGNT ταῦτα εἰπὼν, Ἰησοῦς ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου τοῦ Κεδρὼν, ὅπου ἦν κῆπος, εἰς ὃν εἰσῆλθεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
(tauta eipōn, Yaʸsous exaʸlthen sun tois mathaʸtais autou peran tou ⱪeimarrou tou Kedrōn, hopou aʸn kaʸpos, eis hon eisaʸlthen autos kai hoi mathaʸtai autou.)

SBL-GNT Ταῦτα ⸀εἰπὼν Ἰησοῦς ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου ⸀τοῦ Κεδρὼν ὅπου ἦν κῆπος, εἰς ὃν εἰσῆλθεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
(Tauta ⸀eipōn Yaʸsous exaʸlthen sun tois mathaʸtais autou peran tou ⱪeimarrou ⸀tou Kedrōn hopou aʸn kaʸpos, eis hon eisaʸlthen autos kai hoi mathaʸtai autou.)

RP-GNT Ταῦτα εἰπὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου τῶν Κέδρων, ὅπου ἦν κῆπος, εἰς ὃν εἰσῆλθεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
(Tauta eipōn ho Yaʸsous exaʸlthen sun tois mathaʸtais autou peran tou ⱪeimarrou tōn Kedrōn, hopou aʸn kaʸpos, eis hon eisaʸlthen autos kai hoi mathaʸtai autou.)

TC-GNT Ταῦτα εἰπὼν [fn]ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐξῆλθε σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου [fn]τῶν Κέδρων, ὅπου ἦν κῆπος, εἰς ὃν εἰσῆλθεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
(Tauta eipōn ho Yaʸsous exaʸlthe sun tois mathaʸtais autou peran tou ⱪeimarrou tōn Kedrōn, hopou aʸn kaʸpos, eis hon eisaʸlthen autos kai hoi mathaʸtai autou. )

18:1 ο [95.9%] ¦ — NA SBL WH [0.3%]

18:1 των [93.1%] ¦ του NA SBL [1.3%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:1–11: The authorities arrested Jesus

This section tells how Judas led the Jewish and Roman authorities to Jesus to arrest him. Their guards arrested Jesus in a garden, and he did not resist them.

Here are other possible section headings:

Jesus was arrested

The Jewish and Roman authorities arrested Jesus

Jesus’ enemies caused him to be arrested

Paragraph 18:1–3

Judas led Jesus’ enemies to him so that they could arrest him.

18:1a

After Jesus had spoken these words,

¶ After Jesus said these things,
¶ When Jesus finished praying, (NCV)

After Jesus had spoken these words: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as these words may refer specifically to Jesus’ prayer in chapter 17. Or it may refer in general to all he said in chapters 13–17. Because Jesus’ prayer was the last thing that John recorded, it may be natural to refer specifically to that. For example:

When Jesus finished praying (NCV)

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

When he had said these things (NET)

After this prayer (REB)

After saying this

18:1b

He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley,

he and his disciples left and crossed the Kidron Valley.
he and his disciples left the city and went across the dry stream called Kidron.

He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley: The BSB, like the Greek text, does not say where Jesus was before he went out (left). If it is more natural in your language to include this information, there are two possible interpretations:

Jesus left the city of Jerusalem. For example:
Jesus, with his disciples, left the city of Jerusalem
Jesus left the room/house where he and his disciples had eaten. For example:
Jesus, with his disciples, left the room

If you do indicate where Jesus left, then it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) and most Bible scholars. However both interpretations are true.

He went out with His disciples: In some languages it is more natural to include His disciples in the subject of the sentence: For example:

he and his disciples crossed the Kidron Valley (CEV)

He went out: If you did not make the subject “Jesus” explicit in 18:1a, it may be good to do so here. For example:

Jesus went out (REB)

disciples: The Greek word that the BSB translates as disciples refers to a “learner” who is in a special relationship with a teacher. The learner followed his teacher in order to learn from him and live based on his teaching and example. In the New Testament a disciples referred specifically to a person who was learning from a religious teacher. A disciple often lived with his teacher and followed him wherever he went. See how you translated this word in 1:35 and 2:2.

across the Kidron Valley: The Kidron valley was between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. The Kidron River ran down the middle of the valley, but usually it had no water in it. Jesus and his disciples went across this dry river/stream/brook to get to the Mount of Olives. Here are other ways to translate this idea:

Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley (NIV)

he left with his disciples and went across the brook called Kidron (GNT)

he went with his disciples to the other side of the Kidron Valley (GW)

18:1c

where they entered a garden.

On the other side of the valley there was an orchard, and Jesus and his disciples entered it.
There was a grove of fruit/olive trees on the far side of the valley. Jesus and his disciples went in among the trees.

where they entered a garden: This expression indicates where Jesus went. After crossing the dry river, Jesus and his disciple arrived at a garden. It was probably near the bottom of the Mount of Olives (see Luke 22:39).

In some languages it may be natural to begin a new sentence here. For example:

There was a garden in that place (GNT)

On the other side there was a garden (NCV)

they entered a garden: Jesus and his disciples went in among the trees. In some languages it may be natural to begin a new sentence here. For example:

Jesus and his disciples went into the/that orchard/grove.

a garden: This phrase here refers to a place where people grew olive trees (see the notes on Luke 21:37, 22:39). Use the expression that is natural in your language for referring to such a piece of land. In English, a “grove” and an “orchard” are both pieces of land where fruit or nut trees grow. For example:

an orchard (NET)

a grove of olive trees (NLT)

an olive grove (NIV)

General Comment on 18:1a–c

In the Greek text 18:1 is one long sentence. In some languages it may be natural to break it up into two or more sentences. For example:

^1aAfter Jesus had said this prayer, ^1bhe left with his disciples and went across the Kidron Brook. ^1cThere was a garden in that place, ^1dand Jesus and his disciples went in. (GNT)

^1aAfter Jesus finished praying, ^1bhe and his disciples left that place. They crossed the valley where the Kidron stream sometimes flowed. ^1cThere was an orchard on the other side, ^1dand they entered it.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ταῦτα εἰπὼν, Ἰησοῦς

these_‹things› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ταῦτα Εἰπών Ἰησοῦς ἐξῆλθεν σύν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου τοῦ Κεδρών ὅπου ἦν κῆπος εἰς ὅν εἰσῆλθεν αὐτός καί οἱ μαθηταί αὐτοῦ)

John uses this phrase to mark the beginning of a new event that happened soon after the events that the story has just told. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new event. Alternate translation: [Soon after Jesus spoke these words, he]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τοῦ χειμάρρου τοῦ Κεδρὼν

the winter_stream ˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ταῦτα Εἰπών Ἰησοῦς ἐξῆλθεν σύν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου τοῦ Κεδρών ὅπου ἦν κῆπος εἰς ὅν εἰσῆλθεν αὐτός καί οἱ μαθηταί αὐτοῦ)

John is using of to describe a brook that is called Kidron. If this is not clear in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [the Kidron Brook] or [the brook that people called “Kidron”]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

τοῦ χειμάρρου τοῦ Κεδρὼν

Kidron is a valley in Jerusalem that is between the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅπου ἦν κῆπος

where was ˓a˒_garden

The word translated garden can refer to a place with flowers, vegetables, or trees. [Matthew 26:36](../../mat/26/36.md) and [Mark 14:32](../../mrk/14/32.md) indicate that the garden that Jesus and his disciples went to was a grove of olive trees. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [where there was a grove of olive trees]

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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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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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